Posted by Toby Inkster on 09/29/38 11:41

Tony wrote:

> I have noticed that on some web pages that I visit, the page automatically
> knows where I am located(town and country).

It doesn't *know*, but it can guess from your IP address. If you're in a
big city, it will probably be right. If you're in a more rural area, it
will be wrong more often than not.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/geoip/

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