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Total IP Control 1.1.2
New GeoIP provider and formatting options for the GeoIP Location feature.
Added
- ipinfo.io is now a selectable GeoIP provider. It derives city/region data
from its own network probing rather than a shared free database, so it is
typically more accurate at the city level. ipinfo requires a free API token
(each sysop supplies their own): sign up at https://ipinfo.io/signup, then
paste the token into the Key field on the GeoIP Location screen. The free
tier allows 50,000 lookups per month. - New State format option (CODE or FULL), mirroring the existing Country
format option. CODE shows the two-letter state code (Minnesota→MN); FULL
shows the full name. Defaults to CODE.
Changed
- US states are mapped to their two-letter code and ISO country codes are mapped
to full names, so every provider renders consistently and the Country format
(full/code) option works with ipinfo. Non-US regions keep their full name
(e.g.London, England, GB). - The API host field is now optional: leave it blank to use the selected
provider's default host. This also fixes a case where a stale default host
left after switching providers could route lookups to the wrong host.
Upgrading is drop-in and preserves all existing settings (no settings-file
change).
Install
Copy the files from this package into your BBS installation directory
(typically C:\BBSV10) and restart. See SNTIPCTL.RLN for full details.