Wow! You haven't looked at the archives for this list at all have you?! ALL of this has, and currently (rather heatedly), IS being covered.
Mark Petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Planet Nic http://www.planet-nic.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 9:26 PM Subject: Domain Question > This may seem to be an off of the topic question, however, I feel that this > may be the right place to ask about it. > > Once a person registers a domain name, does this information stay private or > does this information become available to any and everyone that wants it. > Essentially, what I'm talking about is two to five days after you register a > domain name, you already start receiving e-mail solicitations about > different products and or services. > > My first question: Is this allowed? What's Tucows policy on this sort of > thing. > > Second question: How do people get access to this sort of list? Is this > public property available from ICANN or do people simply sell their registry > list to the highest bidder? > > Third: If this is public information, shouldn't the be a way to choose to > opt-out when you register your domain name, instead of having to manually > unsubscribe from each spammer that sends you information? > > If anyone could give me some more insight into this, I would greatly > appreciate it. > > Thanks, > > C_Edmunds >
