So my log tells me that I clicked on that link at
09 Jul 2002 / 10:52:41 PM
I use Windows 98 and IE4.01
The hostname is webcacheH12a.cache.pol.co.uk
and I clicked from http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=49357&messages=24Thats about all that a webmaster can find without using a cookie. What the ISP can tell government agencies is another matter.