Image based geoip?
 

anyone know how to do those image based GEOIP?? basically someone opens an image and it shows him his location..

But itll be nice if the image looked like text, so you can send this in email and the person wont realize its an image.. :winkwink:

you need some coder for that + geoip db

uhm...so why not plain text???

I dunno that shits kinda difficuhttp://www.grouchyadmin.com/country.gif

Web bugs in email are usually filtered these days. Yeah you can send HTML and say 'HEY ASSHOLE IN SEATTLE, YEAH YOU', but.. meh?

yeah so what would be the code to send plain text in email... i mean most email u cant use javascript.. so??

Don't see why you can't put a white image with geo black text in an html email.

can you give me an example?

Just use text, if the list is legit, you should already have their ip, so determine their location based on that ip and include it in the email... it's not rocket science... :2 cents:

You couldn't do it unless you linked an image remotely in the E-Mail. Attaching an image wouldn't work.

If you are OK with remote image linking - it's wonderfully easy.

I use Borked for our stuff...

Andy, hit me up if you get a chance, need you to look at something.
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hey Jason, yeah - np got your email and I'll get on with you in a few hrs to help ya out

So what you want to do is use GD Lib to generate your image (most likely)...

When a user hits the image request it's actually parsed as PHP (assuming you're using PHP)... The script does an IP lookup against the installed Geo IP DB and then creates an image on the fly that has the info in it. The header type is changed to whatever you're outputting your image as and then the content is served up.

I could create this for you if you'd like, hit me up on ICQ :)

Dude, I know you know your stuff, but this is all Chinese - just give the guy what he wants, cos he certainly doesn't care *how* it's done, just he knows what he wants.

Like I said
http://www.geoplugin.com/geoexamples/basic/example.gif

In any case for the OP, I don't know/care why you want to add this kind of stuff in emails, but yeah it's completely doable and easily, so ask BestXXXPorn to execute as he's available (I think) for stuff like this.

Actually, I bet ya he just wants the code posted here so he wouldn't have to pay for it :1orglaugh

Yup, there are too many free loaders on this board - in any business if you don't know how to do something you pay for a specialist.

Geoip is easy cos there are free databases out there, but doesn't mean geoip is easy :winkwink:

I do agree though 100% with you and it's a shame that a lot of people expect expertise for nothing. The example I gave shows it's doable and any of the coders who posted here all know how to do it, yet anyone got a call to do it?

In any case, I'm out!

yeah ill pay someone to do it.. can text match regular email texT?? i can do remote image linking

It'd be best just to do it like mentioned above, if you have a legit database, you already have their IP, use a GeoIP setup to get their location, put the plain text into the email, and send it... Way better than an image. Alot of free email sources block images unless they click "Yes show images from xxx.com".