At 10:29 AM -0400 9/30/2008, Charles Davis wrote:
>  > My zip code *is* my location.
>
>Unless your Zip code includes the "Optional" +4 information, your Zip 
>code is an area of possible locations.

Sorry, but unless you have a totally generic name, that's just not 
the case.  With your full name and a 5 digit zip, you can be nailed 
to specific address.  Funny thing about address/phone books.


At 3:59 AM -0700 9/30/2008, Dan the listmom wrote:
>Diane and others:
>
>The reason for this change in policy, which took place a few years
>back, was a few bad apples.
>
>Although the IP address from which an email is sent gives us a good
>idea of roughly where the message was sent from, it's note precise
>enough to determine exactly which city, town, township, county,
>village, etc. a person resides in if we need to contact the local
>police/sheriff to report fraud.
>
>If you're not willing to share your name and location, there are other
>places to post your items, but to protect members of LEM Swap, we
>require this information.
>
>Dan Knight, list owner/publisher of Low End Mac

Whoa.  So, you are taking on the legal responsibility of protecting 
members of LEM Swap?!  That's interesting, and brings up a lot of 
legal issues / questions - do you really want to go there?

- Dan.
-- 
- Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth

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