Topic: Whois + adjustments
djoni
+11
19.08.2015 17:36
In order to determine the location of each surfbar-user, our system relies on a Whois database of an external service provider. Our experiences with this database are thoroughly positive: the database is updated on a weekly basis, which guarantees that IP address is localized correctly in more than 99% of the cases. A comparison with ripe.net - an organisation responsible for the allocation of IP address ranges – can confirm these data. Despite the high accuracy of our Whois database, it can happen that an external webcounter assigns specific IP addresses to a different country of origin. Such discrepancies can be explained by the fact that not every webcounter relies on the same data sources.
In order to determine the location of each surfbar-user, our system relies on a Whois database of an external service provider. Our experiences with this database are thoroughly positive: the database is updated on a weekly basis, which guarantees that IP address is localized correctly in more than 99% of the cases. A comparison with ripe.net - an organisation responsible for the allocation of IP address ranges – can confirm these data. Despite the high accuracy of our Whois database, it can happen that an external webcounter assigns specific IP addresses to a different country of origin. Such discrepancies can be explained by the fact that not every webcounter relies on the same data sources.
- Apply the Whois settings if you wish to receive visitors according to the official Whois database.
- Apply the Whois + adjustments if you wish to narrow down the pool of potential visitors to those whose country of origin can be determined by an external webcounter.