On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 12:07, Kent Borg wrote: > On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 04:00:15PM -0500, lrnobs wrote: > > This web site will be used for local food delivery and all customers > > will have to set up accounts in advance to be sure they are in the > > fuzzy delivery area. > > So validate the delivery address as being in your delivery area. (By > zip code, likely.) What difference does it make if IP connections are > in that area or not? Maybe I want to send some of your product my > someone I know in your area, as a gift? What if I live there, am out > of town and want to order something to arrive when I do? What if one > half of a couple is out of town, the other home, and the out-of-town > one wants to place the order? What if only "corporate", in Distant > City, is allowed to make purchases?
I believe the OP's concern is that of remote exploit (DoS, script kiddies, worms, etc), not of application fraud. He wants to deny at layer 3, based on geography. -- Jason Dixon, RHCE DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
