EXAMPLE: Information Collected from the DefenseLINK for Statistical Purposes
Below is an example of the information collected based on a standard request for a World Wide Web document:
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pm2e-1-678.afbdsop.com - - [28/Jan/1997:00:00:01 -0500]
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"GET /defenselink/news/nr012797.html HTTP/1.0" 200 16704
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Mozilla 3.0
pm2e-1-678.afbdsop.com -- this is the domain and IP address of the requester (you as the visitor). In this case, (.com) the requester is coming from a commercial address instead of a military or educational institution address.
[28/Jan/1997:00:00:01 -0500] -- this is the date and time of the request
"GET /defenselink/news/nr012797.html HTTP/1.0" -- this is the location of the requested file on DefenseLINK
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.
Requests for other types of documents use similar information. No other user-identifying information is collected.