Re: [nc-whois] WHOIS and SPAM - survey show no connection

[Bret Fausett <baf@fausett.com>]

Philip Sheppard wrote:

> .... empirical evidence from the US Federal Trade Commission tells us
> otherwise. See the last sentence of the note below in particular.

>> .... "Whois" domain name registries, online resume services, and online
>> dating services did not receive any spam during the six weeks of the
>> investigation.
 
Philip, 

I note that the FTC investigation lasted only six weeks. It may be the case
that data in the whois database takes longer to get into the hands of those
who send unsolicited bulk e-mail.

     Bret