On a semi-related note, I feel compelled to add that it seems to be getting worse with regards to "due diligence" paid by domain registrars in how domains are being "issued", as well: http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00001008 - ferg -- Jeremy Chadwick <nanog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: [snip] The entire situation is depressing, solely because ICANN is doing absolutely nothing to try and stop this sort-of behaviour (both what the DROA does, and registrars selling their customers' WHOIS records to whoever bids the most for it). [snip] -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/