RE: Geofeeds are adversarial — was Re: Geofeeds are good

[Abdullah DevRel of IPinfo via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Hi Tony,

Thank you for raising this. You are right that the /lite page (ipinfo.io/lite) is a product page focused on the dataset 
and API access. It does not have a lookup interface on it, and I can see how that would give the impression we do not 
offer one.

We do have a free, public web lookup that does not require an account:

- Any IP address can be looked up directly via URL: https://ipinfo.io/8.8.8.8 (replace with any IP)
- Our homepage (ipinfo.io) has a search bar in the navigation bar
- We have a "What is my IP address" page: https://ipinfo.io/what-is-my-ip-address

All these are already mentioned across all our website pages. No API key, no account, no sign-up required for any of 
these.

Additionally, our IPinfo Lite data (Country + ASN) is published under CC-BY-SA 4.0, so several open-source projects and 
platforms already use and redistribute it freely.

That said, your feedback is helpful. If visitors land on the /lite page expecting a lookup tool and do not find one, 
that is something we should address on our end. When end-users come to us with issues, we ask them to visit 
ipinfo.io/my page, not a product page.

— Abdullah | DevRel, IPinfo
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