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I find it more than a little amusing that we go from decrying an arbitrary database solution[1] to recommending one

1: ( which is likely to be maxmind's geoip DB in many cases anyway )



We go from decrying use of an arbitrary implementation detail of a database not fit for purpose, to recommending using a separate database for its intended purpose that just happens to be from the same vendor.




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