Does using the API to fetch PQs show up in PM audit logs

[+baloo&bd]

I am using GSAK's "Download Pocket queries..." function, which uses the API to download my pocket queries. Doe this show in MoC audit logs or do I need to go back to manually downloading them to avoid the log?

[+larryc43230]

I am using GSAK's "Download Pocket queries..." function, which uses the API to download my pocket queries. Doe this show in MoC audit logs or do I need to go back to manually downloading them to avoid the log?

I can't say with certainty, since I haven't tested it, but I wouldn't think that anything other than an actual cache page access would generate an entry in the audit log. And I'm almost positive that the API doesn't work by simply accessing cache pages, that would be remarkably wasteful.

 

For one of the caches I own, I briefly made it a premium-only cache. If inclusion in pocket queries had added entries to that log, it would have been thousands of lines longer than it was. Of course, that was a long time ago and before the advent of the API, but I just can't imagine that this sort of database access would appear in audit logs.

 

Then again, I don't personally care one way or the other whether my accesses show up in audit logs.

 

--Larry

[+dfx]

You can use my cache GC2BA4D for testing purposes if you wish. Just remember not to load it up in your browser if you want to

[+baloo&bd]

You can use my cache GC2BA4D for testing purposes if you wish. Just remember not to load it up in your browser if you want to

 

Thanks, I will set it up in the next day or two.

 

(Set it to run tomorrow)

Edited January 30, 2012 by baloo&bd

[+baloo&bd]

You can use my cache GC2BA4D for testing purposes if you wish. Just remember not to load it up in your browser if you want to

 

Just got home from work and DL'd the test PQ into GSAK. Let me know if my view shows up in your audit log. thanks.

[+dfx]

You can use my cache GC2BA4D for testing purposes if you wish. Just remember not to load it up in your browser if you want to

 

Just got home from work and DL'd the test PQ into GSAK. Let me know if my view shows up in your audit log. thanks.

 

Nothing as of right now...

[+SwineFlew]

You can use my cache GC2BA4D for testing purposes if you wish. Just remember not to load it up in your browser if you want to

Just did it.

 

Now test GC3BTG9 and remember not to go to my cache page.

[+Moose Mob]

The answer will be "no", it only records your visit if you open the cache page.

[+SwineFlew]

The answer will be "no", it only records your visit if you open the cache page.

Yes, I believe you are right, however, I think there are a few of us that just want to be 100% sure.

[+dfx]

No activity on my listing from any of you.

[+SwineFlew]

No activity on my listing from any of you.

Fingered that. There been someone that in Oregon that dont like it that people are viewing the cache via API because they cant see you on their audit log.

[+baloo&bd]

No activity on my listing from any of you.

 

As a secondary test, just viewed the last one you gave me with a smartphone app, something else some have said won't show.

[+SwineFlew]

No activity on my listing from any of you.

 

As a secondary test, just viewed the last one you gave me with a smartphone app, something else some have said won't show.

You did show up on my audit log. Very likely you view the cache page, if not, let me know.

[+dfx]

I only gave GC2BA4D - nothing there still.

[+larryc43230]

No activity on my listing from any of you.

 

As a secondary test, just viewed the last one you gave me with a smartphone app, something else some have said won't show.

You did show up on my audit log. Very likely you view the cache page, if not, let me know.

Depending on how you've set up the app (I'm referring to the "Identify c:geo as an ordinary webbrowser" setting, which is checked by default), accesses via c:geo WILL show up in the audit log. Just now, I called up a cache in c:geo and it immediately showed up in the new "Recently Viewed Caches" list on the profile page. Assuming that cache page access is what triggers an entry in the audit log.... I'll leave formal testing to those more interested in the results.

 

--Larry

[+dfx]

No activity on my listing from any of you.

 

As a secondary test, just viewed the last one you gave me with a smartphone app, something else some have said won't show.

You did show up on my audit log. Very likely you view the cache page, if not, let me know.

Depending on how you've set up the app (I'm referring to the "Identify c:geo as an ordinary webbrowser" setting, which is checked by default), accesses via c:geo WILL show up in the audit log. Just now, I called up a cache in c:geo and it immediately showed up in the new "Recently Viewed Caches" list on the profile page. Assuming that cache page access is what triggers an entry in the audit log.... I'll leave formal testing to those more interested in the results.

 

--Larry

 

In the case of c:geo, I'd wager that it shows up in the audit log even with that option disabled.

[+larryc43230]

No activity on my listing from any of you.

 

As a secondary test, just viewed the last one you gave me with a smartphone app, something else some have said won't show.

You did show up on my audit log. Very likely you view the cache page, if not, let me know.

Depending on how you've set up the app (I'm referring to the "Identify c:geo as an ordinary webbrowser" setting, which is checked by default), accesses via c:geo WILL show up in the audit log. Just now, I called up a cache in c:geo and it immediately showed up in the new "Recently Viewed Caches" list on the profile page. Assuming that cache page access is what triggers an entry in the audit log.... I'll leave formal testing to those more interested in the results.

 

--Larry

 

In the case of c:geo, I'd wager that it shows up in the audit log even with that option disabled.

I'm thinking you'd win that bet. I changed that setting and tried again. Accessing a cache with "Identify c:geo as an ordinary webbrowser" unchecked still caused the cache to appear in the "Recently Viewed Caches" list.

 

Accessing caches using Neongeo and CacheSense did not trigger an entry in that list.

 

--Larry

[+larryc43230]

I only gave GC2BA4D - nothing there still.

I just looked up GC2BA4D using c:geo (with that option checked). Does it show up in your audit log?

 

--Larry

 

Edit to add: Silly me, I also accessed the cache via my PC's Web browser, a few minutes later. You might now see two audit log entries from me.

Edited January 31, 2012 by larryc43230

[+dfx]

I only gave GC2BA4D - nothing there still.

I just looked up GC2BA4D using c:geo (with that option checked). Does it show up in your audit log?

 

--Larry

 

Edit to add: Silly me, I also accessed the cache via my PC's Web browser, a few minutes later. You might now see two audit log entries from me.

 

 

Actually shows 3 visits from you.

[+larryc43230]

I only gave GC2BA4D - nothing there still.

I just looked up GC2BA4D using c:geo (with that option checked). Does it show up in your audit log?

 

--Larry

 

Edit to add: Silly me, I also accessed the cache via my PC's Web browser, a few minutes later. You might now see two audit log entries from me.

 

 

Actually shows 3 visits from you.

 

At least one of which had to have been from c:geo.

 

--Larry

[+baloo&bd]

I only gave GC2BA4D - nothing there still.

 

Just did this one via the offcial gc app.

[+dfx]

I only gave GC2BA4D - nothing there still.

 

Just did this one via the offcial gc app.

 

Still nothing...

[+Moose Mob]

This is a cool experiment and I have been watching just in case you found something... the I realized how many people run PQ's and download them through an app like GSAK. I realized that if this did happen, then a MO cache would have thousands of 'recent views' in the history.

 

If C:GEO uses port 80 or something similar to access the cache page as a simulated browser (and getting info more recent than the PQ), that would trigger the audit. That is interesting and good to know.

[+baloo&bd]

I only gave GC2BA4D - nothing there still.

 

Just did this one via the offcial gc app.

 

Still nothing...

 

I tried navigating using Navigator and radar (gps status) to this cache in the GPS app. Having not heard anything, it appears as far as this goes, PQ's and API enabled apps are the way to go to get around the audit log. Of course, if they simply did away with this useless "feature", life would be easier but until then, this appears to be the workaround.