RE: SurfControl SuperScout web filter

  • From: "Luis Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 14:54:45 -0400

Joseph.

I am about to install ISA Server.  I have multiple NT boxes and multiple
domains.

How should I prepared for the installation of ISA Server.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph" <cismic@xxxxxxx>
To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:35 PM
Subject: [isalist] RE: SurfControl SuperScout web filter


> http://www.ISAserver.org
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Just some observations as I work on my stat's package.
>
> It is difficult for a tool to determine unique visitors to your site
> unless you utilize cookies, database login's, digital certificates or
> other methods to determine if you have repeat users to your site.
>
> Some users bookmark certain pages and always return to those pages to
> see if there is anything new to a site. Thus
> http://yourweb/anythingnew.aspx sometimes wont' have much time shown for
> a visit.
>
> Content that changes more often will have greater visitors to a site.
>
> Looking at only one log wont' tell you much from a visit.  I'm merging
> IIS, ISA, SMTP, FTP, POP3 and the event logs into a database for
> analysis.
> With web publishing VCache, Cache and 304 mean that the information
> won't have to download from your IIS machine which will cause the logs
> to show incorrect bytes transferred.  So, if your monitoring bytes
> transferred this could be an issue. I've not seen any package monitor
> for cached information and usage.
>
> No log package that I'm aware of, allow you to connect to a general
> ledger system to create reports similar to cost of goods sold.  With web
> logging the cost of goods sold are the number of hits versus what it
> costs to support web connections.  Line cost, ISP, web servers, software
> and of course people resources.  I've built in methods to allow for cost
> of goods sold.
>
> Sorry about the long post. I'm just showing some of the ideas that I've
> been incorporating into my log statistics package and would love to have
> any additional ideas that I could add to my reporting package.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joseph
>
>
>
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