Re: country of origin from IPADDRESS???
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 39219
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texte = Andrew Simpson wrote:> > Can i tell where an IP comes from.> > Or is there a service somewhere on the net i could run a list of IP> address's from our stats to find out where in the world the hits came> from???> > Anybody done anything like this.> The short answer is indeed, No, this is impossible and the slightlylonger answer is Sometimes which is not helpful I'm sure.You can create a map between netblock and country of origin, but thereis lots of overlap and grey, so you cannot nail it down completely. Ihave seen a list of netblock => country code, but I cannot put my handon it immediately. It is very coarse and will be wrong for some clients. It is probably more wrong than right. Anyone who claimsotherwise is selling something.John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Andrew Simpson wrote:> > Can i tell where an IP comes from.> > Or is there a service somewhere on the net i could run a list of IP> address's from our stats to find out where in the world the hits came> from???> > Anybody done anything like this.> The short answer is indeed, No, this is impossible and the slightlylonger answer is Sometimes which is not helpful I'm sure.You can create a map between netblock and country of origin, but thereis lots of overlap and grey, so you cannot nail it down completely. Ihave seen a list of netblock => country code, but I cannot put my handon it immediately. It is very coarse and will be wrong for some clients. It is probably more wrong than right. Anyone who claimsotherwise is selling something.John-- John PeacockDirector of Information Research and TechnologyRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group4720 Boston WayLanham, MD 20706301-459-3366 x.5010fax 301-429-5747-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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