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[Hunter 9999 <mail AT hunter-9999.de>]

Am 12.12.2012 um 02:21 schrieb Peter Green <peter AT greenpete.free>:
>> Geo-location generally doesn't provide you with faster or more reliable 
>> response times. If you want to give people faster response times.
> 
> True, and recommending servers based on ping times may be a better way of 
> doing it.
> 
> If it was my code I might experiment with this, but it isn't.

You can check this by JavaScript.
But for this every of this Servers have to contain an Image to load.

> I thought and still think it's a good service to provide on the websites 
> home page, and geo location seems somewhat logical even if not necessarily 
> the best way to do it.
> 
> It's also a starting point for any new comers. If they wish to learn more 
> about D.N.S. then they may go on to choose different servers later.
> 
> I'm not sure if they still do, but OpenDNS used to have their two I.P.s on 
> the home page for those that knew what they were doing. Also, as a 
> fundamental part of what we do it seems a good idea to have them there.
> 
> I assume as no one has said they think this feature is a bad idea we're 
> happy to keep it?
> 
> Peter