[thelist] Custom content filtering using IP address

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Sorry Mark, there isn't.

And even where you *can* do a reverse DNS and get the host's
location, remember that all AOL users appear to be in Virginia...

Two things you can do:
1) If it's language-specific filtering you need, then you can use content
    negotiation (Apache will do this for you very sweetly)
2) If users register, then use their country of registration info, if
you've
   got permission to do so.

Cheers
Martin


To:   Evolt list <thelist at lists.evolt.org>


Subject:  [thelist] Custom content filtering using IP address


I'm using PHP on my site and want to make a content filter based on the
national location of the visitor. I'd like to use the IP address of the
visitor to detect where they are - is there a structure to the IP
network so that, for example, 195.xxx.xxx.xxx is Switzerland and so on?


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