Whoops sorry, I misread your comment about pulling out the IP address so disregard my previous comment on this.
Yes, in a component you wouldn't have access to the users IP. However, in a more generic implementation you might not be requesting "my" location information. You may want to use this XEP to query location info of other reference points (maybe another users IP or the last few IP addresses that were encountered?) THanks -----Original Message----- From: standards-boun...@xmpp.org [mailto:standards-boun...@xmpp.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Pendleton Sent: 02/13/2009 12:29 PM To: 'XMPP Standards' Subject: Re: [Standards] XEP-0255: Location Query -----Original Message----- From: standards-boun...@xmpp.org [mailto:standards-boun...@xmpp.org] On Behalf Of Helge Timenes Sent: 02/13/2009 1:24 AM To: XMPP Standards Subject: [Standards] XEP-0255: Location Query Just a heads up notice: As suggested by Stephen Pendleton I plan to add ip-address to the type of "beacons" that can be submitted in a location query. The justification being that in most cases an IP address can be associated with a particular country, region and city. Some items of concern in this matter: A server implementing this XEP directly might be able to pull out a connected user's IP address without this tag. I assume a component style implementation does not have this option, or there would be little use in re-stating it explicitly in the stanza. This XEP is of particular interest for mobile applications. Does anyone know if the IP-to-location mapping holds true for mobile connections? Are handsets assigned an IP by the local carrier where you happen to be roaming, or by your home-network? Do mobile operators even use location-mappable IP addresses? As opposed to cell towers, wifi access points and bluetooth devices, an ip address can hardly be construed as a beacon in any sense of the word, i plan to change the nomenclature to simply "reference" from now on. Any injections/suggestions/comments? If no suggestions to the contrary, i will add type "ip" and rename "beacon" to "reference". ------------------------ IP address is worthless for mobile radio (data/gprs/etc) devices. However it would be helpful for other IP devices (laptops, desktops, etc). Also, the server already has the connected users IP address anyway, so maybe I am missing something? Thanks
