Re: Map of email origins to Python list

2005-11-07 Thread Claire McLister
On Nov 7, 2005, at 3:26 PM, Alan Kennedy wrote: > Sure, please do make it available, or at least the geolocation > component > anyway. I'm sure you'll get lots of useful comments from the many > clever > and experienced folk who frequent this group. > I've made the script available on our downl

Re: Map of email origins to Python list

2005-11-07 Thread Claire McLister
Thanks, Alan. You are absolutely right, we are not using the NNTP-Posting-Host header for obtaining the IP address. The Python list is unique among the lists that we have handled so far, in that it has a cross-posting mechanism with a net news. Hence, it seems we are getting many more wrong loc

Re: [OT] Map of email origins to Python list

2005-11-07 Thread Claire McLister
On Nov 7, 2005, at 10:55 AM, Steve Holden wrote: > Mostly I wonder what the point is. For example, given my own somewhat > nomadic life I wondered what location has been used to map my own > contributions. Just for fun, really. We try to a best job of mapping the IP location closest to the origi

Re: [OT] Map of email origins to Python list

2005-11-07 Thread Claire McLister
On Nov 7, 2005, at 10:23 AM, Rocco Moretti wrote: > It's also a testament to the limited value of physically locating > people > by internet addresses - If you zoom in on the San Fransico bay area, > and > click on the southern most bubble (south of San Jose), you'll see the > entry for the Moun

Re: [OT] Map of email origins to Python list

2005-11-07 Thread Claire McLister
On Nov 7, 2005, at 9:55 AM, Paul McGuire wrote: > I guess it's a great way to find where there might be Python jobs to be > found, or at least kindred souls (or dissident Python posters in > countries > where Internet activity is closely monitored...) Possibly. But there are so many in-accuracie

[OT] Map of email origins to Python list

2005-11-07 Thread Claire McLister
Would like to hear what you think of it. Thanks for listening. Claire -- Claire McLister                       [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1684 Nightingale Avenue     Suite 201 Sunnyvale, CA 94087        408-733-2737(fax) http://www.zeemaps.com -- http://mail.python.o