On Sat, 2011-12-31 at 15:17 -0700, Ken godee wrote: > >> IP address allocation needs to be done smarter so that geographical > >> regions can be isolated easier. And at some point it probably will > >> be. > > > > There already is that capability to some extent. Between geoip and > > the RIR's, one can get a pretty good handle on which /8 or /16 blocks > > need to be blocked at your firewall. In fact the linux based router's > > we use have a specific "Country Blocking" feature which I use to > > block large swathes of the Net from our systems. > > > > We've been thinking of using the MaxMind GeoIP Country database with > Apache mod_geoip API to limit certain countries visiting our websites. > > Has anyone used this or have any input on it's usefulness? ---- totally works (maxmind/geoip - at least it did for me with a rubyonrails app) I wouldn't know how to use it for http blocking but it's probably possible but it would seem to be far more effective at a firewall level. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.