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Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address

From Dave Angel <davea@davea.name>
Subject Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address
Date 2013-07-05 17:18 -0400
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On 07/05/2013 04:44 PM, Tim Roberts wrote:
> ????? Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> wrote:
>>
>> Is there a way to extract out of some environmental variable the Geo
>> location of the user being the city the user visits out website from?
>>
>> Perhaps by utilizing his originated ip address?
>
> It is possible to look up the geographic region associated with a block of
> IP addresses.  That does not necessarily bear any resemblence to the actual
> location of the user.  It tells you the location of the Internet provider
> that registered the IP addresses.
>

To be more specific, the last time I checked, my IP address is 
registered to a location over 1000 miles away.  And it's not a dedicated 
IP address, so it could very well be used tomorrow by someone 200 nmiles 
the other side of the registered location.

Further, I sometimes use other ISP's with different addresses, even when 
I don't leave the house.  And once I leave, anything's possible.

The only things that travel with me and my machine are the cookies.  So 
if someone has asked me my location, and if I told the truth, then that 
information could remain available till I flush my cookies or change 
Virtual Machines or even browsers.

-- 
DaveA

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Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-05 22:08 +0300
  Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-07-05 14:58 -0500
    Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 02:55 +0300
      Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 02:58 +0300
        Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 03:08 +0300
          Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 20:56 -0400
            Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 04:10 +0300
              Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 04:41 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 11:01 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-06 18:30 +1000
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 11:41 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-07-06 06:20 -0500
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 23:14 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-07-06 15:32 -0500
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 23:51 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-07 12:40 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-07-06 07:49 -0400
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2013-07-06 11:21 +0100
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-08 14:27 +0000
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-08 14:27 +0000
              Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 21:31 -0400
              Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-07-05 22:52 -0400
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 10:10 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-07-06 10:43 -0400
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 23:12 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-07-06 15:33 -0500
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Νίκος Gr33k <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-06 23:49 +0300
                Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-07-06 18:36 -0400
  Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Support by Νίκος <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-05 22:59 +0300
  Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-07-05 13:44 -0700
    Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-07-05 17:18 -0400
    Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-07-06 11:06 +1000
  Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-07-05 17:21 -0500
  Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-07-05 22:24 +0000
  [OT] Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2013-07-06 13:23 -0500
  Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 15:23 -0400
  Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2013-07-05 15:28 -0400
  Re: Geo Location extracted from visitors ip address Support by Νίκος <nikos@superhost.gr> - 2013-07-05 22:43 +0300

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