mc & cgi: limiting users to one visit

[andu]

Nikorasu Kweto wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've set up an online .mt-based survey. Now, I  want to restrict
> (mischievous!) people who may want to revisit the survey in order to vote
> again and again. How could I script things so that .mt checks whether a
> person/computer has already voted?
> 
> I'm guessing the solution has something to do with user url info sent in the
> http headers via a form during a "$REQUEST_METHOD = POST"...

That's right, you can keep track of the global $REMOTE_ADDRESS such as

on startup
put $REMOTE_ADDRESS into userAddress
...

> 
> In the meantime, back to the MC archives...
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Cheers.
> 
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