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| Thread ID: 65255 | 2006-01-12 07:18:00 | Identifying my server | ojos (3168) | Press F1 |
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| 420554 | 2006-01-12 07:18:00 | I travel regularly between the US and NZ and have homes in both places. I am keen to subscribe to an interactive political/economic newsletter. However to do this I must have valid US address, phone and email (I have these) However they also say for security reasons they will identify subscribers servers to ensure their identity is correct. Does this mean if I log in to the service from my computer while in NZ they can tell I am away from home? thoughts would be appreciated regards, Ojos |
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| 420555 | 2006-01-12 07:30:00 | Depends if they mean your ISP when they say "servers". In which case yes, they will know you are connecting from a different location. If they log IP's then that will also show a different ISP than normal. Why not just email them and ask what the policy is and how it works? | Jen (38) | ||
| 420556 | 2006-01-12 07:52:00 | They will be able to ID your hostname/IP however surely they must expect users may want access to the newsletter when they travel? It may just be an authentication measure when you sign up to make sure your signup location matches your provided details. |
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