With that list of concerns, it might be best to not use email or the Internet at all... Sent from my iPhone -- Peter pjfraser at mac.com On Nov 21, 2007, at 9:10 AM, Rich <rich-mail at octoxol.com> wrote: > My $0.02 worth. It is not the idea of using a "throw away" e-mail > that I object to, it is the hubris of the organization requesting > registration to start with. And just what does the organization > behind the Tiny URL service do with all of those original URLs? If > you can not deal with the original direct URL, tough. You may have > noticed if you do a deal of internet shopping that there is a quiet > movement to let you purchase from an internet site with out > "registering". You are giving them a billing, shipping, and credit > card number. Thy usually request an e-mail to send the confirmation > to but that is not a requirement. change is coming. For the > computer initiated, check out google-analytics. > > I do wonder what happened to the funeral recordings. Trashed I > suspect. > > Loran Hughes wrote: >> On Nov 21, 2007, at 7:59 AM, Peter Fraser wrote: >>> and if you get a registration page, folks, well, just register. >>> and then you'll be able to see what is offered. registration may >>> seem like a privacy invasion of sorts but you can always give >>> phony info - all that is really needed is a valid email adr. >> I keep a "throw away" email address specifically to do such things. >> Just get a Gmail, Yahoo, or other free account, open with a fake >> name if you like, and register away. >> Loran >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org