We are finding that other companies who are in competition with us, are using the RIPE database as a tool to extract a list of our customer base and hence canvass our customers with marketing information. I do not wish to make allegations or name the parties involved, but we have witnessed this three times in the last 6 months.

If you've got proof of this (or even reasonable suspicion) then inform the RIPE-NCC immediately. The information in the database is copyright and only to be used for operational purposes. The RIPE-NCC will follow this up with the member concerned. Nigel -- Tel: +44 171 864 4450 Fax: +44 171 864 4488 Well I'm disenchanted too. We're all disenchanted (James Thurber) (http://www.seanet.com/~thurber/disenchanted.gif)