How are Domain Pointer visits indentified by stats programs in their logs?

[trader]

Since I use the DA Domain Pointer feature heavily am wondering how the Pointer traffic is identified in my Webalizer stats (or by any other log programs)?

The reason I want to know is to see how much traffic is coming from the domain name so we can deternine if its worthwhle maintaining the pointer vs. making it a new site.

In other words, when I look at the stats belonging to the site which receives the forwarded visits how can I tell how many site visitors arrived as a result of the Domain Pointer?

Thanks.

 

[nobaloney]

If you create it as an alias you won't see anything in the logs, because both names will be seen as the same.

If you create it as a traditional pointer you'll only see the first hit in the log, as a redirect. I don't have any idea what programs do with redirects.

Anyone else?

Jeff

 

[trader]

But why would it only should the first hit and not the others?

Anyone else?

 

[nobaloney]

Because a redirect means it will start looking at the domain it's redirected to, so the stats program will show the visit to the target domain.

Jeff