Re: [ga] Privacy and Whois databases

[Peter Veeck <veeck@texoma.net>]

"Mark C. Langston" wrote:

> On 15 October 1999, Srikanth Narra <snarra@talus.net> wrote:
>
> >May be we can take a clue from the way credit files are kept in US and use
> >the same model.
> >
> >The whois records stay private with register. Anyone wants to take a look at
> >them pays a nominal amount by verifiable means like credit card or a check
> >for the privileage to see the information. (that should cover the registers
> >expenses for keeping the records private and to fend the queries).

I use whois to fight spam abuse.  Are  Spam complaints going to be taken over by
ICANN or a subset thereof?

Peter Veeck