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/1997:00:00:01 -0500]
-- this is the date and time of the request
"GET /sitename/news/nr012797.html
HTTP/1.0" -- this is the location of the requested file
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 this site
