RE: [PHP] IP and countries -- Discussion Continues

But, is there a way to query databases for IP getting so the country = codes? like APNIC, but it is only one... what is bigger then APNIC? Where can I have ALL IP search? I could then make a class that inputs an IP and returns country code, = but I have no idea where to query better ...=20 -----Original Message----- From: Jason Murray [mailto:Jason.Murray@melbourneit.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 1:19 PM To: 'Lawrence.Sheed@dfait-maeci.gc.ca'; Jason Murray; nick.a.wilson@baesystems.com; Maxim Maletsky; dhill@bajan.org; jamoros@solohijos.com Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] IP and countries -- (offtopic) Actually they *have* not *can* ... what they've done is created a = database of where every IP is in the world. They say in the US they hope to be specific down to postcode in the future. Using Quova's system would require licensing the tech from them, too. I suspect this will be quite pricey. Jason (who was wondering how long it'd be before Quova copped a mention :)) --=20 Jason Murray jasonm@melbourneit.com.au Web Design Team, Melbourne IT Give me ambiguity or give me something else. > -----Original Message----- > From: Lawrence.Sheed@dfait-maeci.gc.ca > [mailto:Lawrence.Sheed@dfait-maeci.gc.ca] > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 3:11 PM > To: Jason.Murray@melbourneit.com.au; nick.a.wilson@baesystems.com; > maxim.maletsky@japaninc.net; dhill@bajan.org; jamoros@solohijos.com > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] IP and countries -- (offtopic) >=20 >=20 > One company says that they can >=20 > Quova.com - "Quova Inc. claim they have completed a global=20 > scanning system > [Note: first mentioned on Slashdot in July -- timothy] that=20 > pinpoints the > geographic location of Internet users in real time. The=20 > information gathered > is then sold as a tool called 'GeoPoint' that can be used by=20 > advertisers to > better target their advertisments to people based on their=20 > location. It > doesn't rely on cookies or voluntary submissions from users,=20 > instead, using > a data base built by scanning every host on the Internet. In=20 > gathering this > information, they set off alarms all over the world, and yet,=20 > it seems that > this is an accceptable practice in the eyes of the law.=20 > Individual people > are having their computers impounded and in some cases are being > incarcerated for doing the same. ...=20 > Have a look at the slashdot thread for more info >=20 > http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=3D00/11/06/0521235 >=20 >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Murray [mailto:Jason.Murray@melbourneit.com.au] > Sent: November 8, 2000 11:56 AM > To: 'WILSON, Nick'; 'Maxim Maletsky'; 'Duncan Hill'; Jordi > Amor=F3s > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] IP and countries -- Discussion Continues >=20 >=20 > > Is there more to this that I am missing ?=20 >=20 > Yes, aol.com could be in the USA, Australia, the UK or (I believe)=20 > Hong Kong. >=20 > An ISP in Melbourne Australia could also have a .com domain just > for the hell of it. >=20 > You *can't* reliably detect country of origin from the remote host. > (Not every IP address has a reverse lookup, anyway). >=20 > Jason >=20 > --=20 > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail:=20 > php-list-admin@lists.php.net >=20