On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, Susan Harris wrote: > > Easy - don't go to events where you don't want people to know. > > The names are available. If you don't want your name on the > > list of attendees - don't attend. I doubt they copied the > > entire list. What horrible thing do you think they were > > doing with your name or email address? Is the fact they > > knew your name offensive? Or do you think that spammers attend > > the IETF meeting just to get email addresses? What's the issue? > > All of us have our name on the list of attendees - that's not the point. > In fact, if the person doing the copying simply wanted names, why didn't > he/she go to the registration list on the web? Probably because he's > interested in marketing to the special interests of the people at the WG, > and wanted to get their email addresses quickly and easily. Very > offensive.
This brings up another question: why are email addresses collected on the blue sheets? Aren't names sufficient? The secretariat already has everybody's email addres from the registration form. Henk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Henk Uijterwaal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RIPE Network Coordination Centre WWW: http://www.ripe.net/home/henk Singel 258 Phone: +31.20.5354414 1016 AB Amsterdam Fax: +31.20.5354445 The Netherlands Mobile: +31.6.55861746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As long as you don't tell your friends how I played the hand, then I won't tell my friends how you defended it. (Anonymous)
