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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Fri, 12 Jun 2009, Steph Foster wrote: > >> Dave Foxcroft wrote: >>> Hi All >>> >>> I just wondered if anyone has ever been asked to provide their National >>> Insurance number when trying to register for an domain name? >>> >>> I have tried to register a .it domain and have had it refused because I >>> didn't provide a valid national security number. I questioned this and >>> was told that it would be my NI number in the UK. >>> >>> I have never been asked for this for any other TLD - com/org/net etc. >>> Anyone had similar with the likes of .de/.fr....? >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >> I've never heard anything like this before >> >> I can only imagine maybe Italy is restricting .it domains to Italian >> citizens ? >> >> I certainly wouldn't give my NI number out for this purpose > > I was about to say the same, hovever I just ran a test through the company > I use to regsiter doamins - totalregistrations and up it popped: NI > number, date & place of birth and country... > > I suspect it's an Italian thing... > > damn.it. > > Gordon > Great for ID theft Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet :Saturday ** July 4th ** : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkoyaGkACgkQaggq1k2FJq0y0QCeLsyC8PiQu1Tlgl0sDnBz3Icj 7WIAnRhgzNUZk2aepeXcG+EsP9nYiqNB =Fo+k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html