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Thanks for reporting the back button issue. I've also seen this occasionally, but haven't seriously looked into it. Is this Chrome, or another browser? > if I

Thanks for reporting the back button issue. I've also seen this occasionally, but haven't seriously looked into it. Is this Chrome, or another browser? > if I understand this correctly, ipinfo is basically a lookup in a db? What is the advantage of this over a local lookup, say with maxmind or similar? There are 2 parts to that. 1) What's the advantage of using an geolocation API over a local database? It's simpler. There's no need to download a database, or to remember to update it. You can call it from anywhere. 2) Why use ipinfo.io over other geolocation APIs? The main 2 reasons are speed and reliability. i) Reliability - we have multiple servers in auto-scaling groups all around the globe with auto-fail-over, and an excellent uptime record ii) Speed - our API is designed to be extremely fast. We have servers on both US coasts, Germany and Singapore with geoDNS to route your request to the closest servers to reduce latency even further

thecatspaw 10y ago
yeah its chrome Version 54.0.2840.98 (64-bit) on osx Im sorry but setting up a cronjob to download maxmind + include jars into project seems easier and faster than incorporating a third party web service. edit: about speed, since you call such a database yourself most likely, you are not gonna be faster than local lookup
- coderholic 10y ago
  Cool thanks - I'll look into what might be causing the back button behavior. > Im sorry but setting up a cronjob to download maxmind + include jars into project seems easier and faster than incorporating a third party web service. Sure, if you've got the required sysadmin and dev skills, and a server to host the file. Not everyone does. We also return additional data beyond geolocation, such as the ASN and hostname, and have additional optional fields such as company name and domain, and carrier details. You could download multiple databases and do it locally, but it's even more effort. > about speed, since you call such a database yourself most likely, you are not gonna be faster than local lookup Oh sure - it's not quicker than a local lookup - it's quicker than _other_ IP geolocation APIs.
- iopuy 10y ago
  This comment reminds me of the response Dropbox received when being introduced to ycombinator. "...you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
  - ezekg 10y ago
    Reading that thread was great. Thanks for the link.
- coderholic 10y ago
  JSON on back button issue fixed

thecatspaw 10y ago

yeah its chrome Version 54.0.2840.98 (64-bit) on osx Im sorry but setting up a cronjob to download maxmind + include jars into project seems easier and faster than incorporating a third party web service. edit: about speed, since you call such a database yourself most likely, you are not gonna be faster than local lookup

coderholic 10y ago
Cool thanks - I'll look into what might be causing the back button behavior. > Im sorry but setting up a cronjob to download maxmind + include jars into project seems easier and faster than incorporating a third party web service. Sure, if you've got the required sysadmin and dev skills, and a server to host the file. Not everyone does. We also return additional data beyond geolocation, such as the ASN and hostname, and have additional optional fields such as company name and domain, and carrier details. You could download multiple databases and do it locally, but it's even more effort. > about speed, since you call such a database yourself most likely, you are not gonna be faster than local lookup Oh sure - it's not quicker than a local lookup - it's quicker than _other_ IP geolocation APIs.
iopuy 10y ago
This comment reminds me of the response Dropbox received when being introduced to ycombinator. "...you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
- ezekg 10y ago
  Reading that thread was great. Thanks for the link.
coderholic 10y ago
JSON on back button issue fixed