From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: October 21, 2008
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: can I remove my IP from server logs?
>
> Leo,
> Once you've visited a website is there away to remove a record of you're
> IP address from that website?
Nope.
> If not will there be a permanent record?
First off, "permanent" is a really long time, and I can't imagine
anyone saving that kind of data for, say, hundreds of years.
But there's also no way to know. Some servers may not keep the
data at all, others may keep it for days, months or years. It's
up to the individual server owners.
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Thanks for asking,
Leo Notenboom
Article 1787
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