From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Peter =?utf-8?q?M=C3=BCller?= <peter.mueller@ipfire.org>
To: location@lists.ipfire.org
Subject: Re: Update AS, Country ...
Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 11:22:02 +0000
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Hello Sebastian,

first, please keep the list CC'ed for transparency reasons (https://wiki.ipfi=
re.org/devel/contact).

Second: To the best of my knowledge, the Tor people currently fetch a version=
 of location database a
few days before they publish a new release, and convert it into the MaxMind d=
atabase format they have
used before.

That implies

(a) huge delays for getting updated databases to Tor users, especially if the=
y use LTS versions packaged
     by Debian or similar distributions, which usually backport security issu=
es only.

     Given the fact that the MaxMind database was even more inaccurate, I gue=
ss the status quo is a
     significant achievement already. Perhaps the Tor folks might slowly like=
 to reduce delays of location
     database updates, but I don't know.

(b) the statement "Tor is using the IPFire location database" might be kind o=
f misleading. Technically,
     they do, but currently, they do not use _libloc_ as such. Not sure if th=
at might change in the future;
     if so, shipping daily updates of the location databases to Tor users wou=
ld be possible in theory, but
     comes with other caveats. :-)

Sorry for not being able to help you on that issue. Please reach out to an ap=
propriate Tor mailing list,
if necessary. In case you do, I would be happy to be CC'ed on that conversati=
on. :-)

Thanks, and best regards,
Peter M=C3=BCller


> Hi,
>=20
> Thanks for the fast reply. Im running Debian Buster with precompiled Tor an=
d it seems there is no update script :-( Contabo Singapore is indeed correct =
but i guess i have to wait until they use a more recent db.
> --=20
>=20
> Sincerely yours / M.f.G. / Sinc=C3=A8res salutations
>=20
> Sebastian Urbach
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Am 22. Mai 2021 12:35:43 schrieb Peter M=C3=BCller <peter.mueller(a)ipfire.=
org>:
>=20
>> Hello Sebastian,
>>
>> thanks for reaching out.
>>
>> According to APNIC, that IP address nowadays belongs to "Contabo Asia Priv=
ate Limited", having it's
>> country code set to "SG" (Singapore) in the APNIC database.
>>
>> As far as I am concerned, the current version of IPFire's location databas=
e has this covered:
>>
>>> user(a)host:~$ location --version
>>> location 0.9.6
>>> user(a)host:~$ location version
>>> Sat, 22 May 2021 05:22:23 GMT
>>> user(a)host:~$ location lookup 194.233.71.100
>>> 194.233.71.100:
>>> =C2=A0 Network=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 : 194.233.68.0/22
>>> =C2=A0 Country=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 : Singapore
>>> =C2=A0 Autonomous System=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 : AS141995 -=
 Contabo Asia Private Limited
>>
>> May I ask you to run "location update" on your system (there should be a c=
ron job or systemd timer
>> for it, as we publish a new database every morning) and see if this solves=
 your problem?
>>
>> Thanks, and best regards,
>> Peter M=C3=BCller
>=20
>=20

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