Example: Information Collected for Statistical Purposes

Below is an example of the information collected based on a standard request for a
World Wide Web document:

xxx.yyy.com - - [28/Jan/1998:00:00:01 -0500] "GET
/dsca/pressrelease/nr012798.html HTTP/1.0" 200 16704
Mozilla 3.0/www.altavista.digital.com

xxx.yyy.com (or 123.123.23.12)-- this is the host name (or IP address) associated
with the requester (you as the visitor). In this case, (....com) the requester is coming
from a commercial address. Depending on the requester’s method of network
connection, the host name (or IP address) may or may not identify a specific computer.
Connections via many Internet Service Providers assign different IP addresses for each
session, so the host name identifies only the ISP. The host name (or IP address) will
identify a specific computer if that computer has a fixed IP address.

[28/Jan/1998:00:00:01 -0500] -- this is the date and time of the request

"GET /dsca/pressrelease/nr012798.html HTTP/1.0" -- this is the location of the
requested file on DISAM's Web Site

200 -- this is the status code - 200 is OK - the request was filled

16704 -- this is the size of the requested file in bytes

Mozilla 3.0 -- this identifies the type of browser software used to access the page,
which indicates what design parameters to use in constructing the pages

www.altavista.digital.com - this indicates the last site the person visited, which indicates
how people find DISAM's Web Site

Requests for other types of documents use similar information. No other
user-identifying information is collected.