>>>I was wondering if anyone out there in Universal Thread land would
>>>know of a socket-based server that allows for querying distances
>>>between two cities.
>>
>>Seems to me you could roll your own easily enough using Map Point automation.
>
>I've heard others here mention Map Point. Correct me if I'm wrong, but
>I think I remember reading somewhere that Map Point was available free
>to the developer community? If so, then maybe I'll check it out.
>
Get a multi-core machine if you plan to do more than a couple of thousand
estimations, especially if you need street distance instead of direct distance.

regards

thomas