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Re: Geolocation Info Correction Needed at Apple, Yahoo, MSN

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hank Nussbacher)
Thu Mar 10 02:07:59 2011

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:06:48 +0200
To: Joel Jaeggli <joelja@bogus.com>,
	"Schiller, Heather A" <heather.schiller@verizonbusiness.com>
From: Hank Nussbacher <hank@efes.iucc.ac.il>
In-Reply-To: <4D77DDF6.6080303@bogus.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org

At 12:07 09/03/2011 -0800, Joel Jaeggli wrote:
>I'd be willing to bet that's maxmind's geoip database.
>
>for some if not all three it corroborates the argentina response...
>
>correction@maxmind.com

That is a blackhole.  I have sent emails there on Jan 18, Feb 3, Feb 23 as 
well as to support@maxmind.com since their incorrect geo data affects Ookla 
as well - and all emails have gone unanswered.  If anyone has some contact 
within Maxmind tell them to get a clue.

-Hank


>On 3/9/11 11:32 AM, Schiller, Heather A wrote:
> >
> > If anyone is listening, would you be so kind as to update geolocation
> > info for the following-- they are in Mexico, not Argentina.
> >
> > inetnum:     186.64.16.176/29
> > status:      reallocated
> > owner:       Infor Global Solutions Mexico SA de CV
> > ownerid:     MX-IGSM-LACNIC
> > responsible: Hector Garcia Bernal
> > address:     Montes Urales 505 Lomas de Chapultepec, ,
> > address:      - mexico city -
> > country:     MX
> >
> > I couldn't find information on how to get geolocation errors corrected
> > for Apple, Yahoo or MSN on their websites.  It would be nice if folks
> > would also update  http://nanog.cluepon.net/index.php/GeoIP   which
> > details the process for several large sites.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --Heather
> >
> > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
> > Heather Schiller
> > Network Security - Verizon Business
> > 1.800.900.0241    security@verizonbusiness.com
> >
> >



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