On Sat, 18 May 2002, at 21:41 [=GMT-0700], wxWeb.com wrote: > Saturday, May 18, 2002, 8:33:43 PM, Michael Brody wrote: > > > In most circumstances your phone number is published in a directory which > > lists your name and physical address. But for a nominal fee you can > > request that your phone number not be published to protect your privacy. > > Which only excludes you from the "normal" public directory and > directory assistance. Your information is still normally available > via other directories, such as the reverse directories published by > both the phone companies and third parties.
It might be interesting to look beyond North America (yes again). The above is certainly NOT true for where I live (Netherlands), and for most of Europe. I deas about privacy differ all over the world. Why should whois policy reflect a particular position within a particular country? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bijt.net/
