At 10:57 PM 7/17/96 -0700, Tim May wrote:

At 9:45 PM 7/17/96, Jeff Weinstein wrote:

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Because we have not yet been able to obtain the address verification databases that we need for Canada. There is someone working on tracking this down right now. When we get the proper database we will add access to canada.

--Jeff

Jeff, can you tell us anything more about what these "address verification databases" are?

For example, are they derived from government sources? Census data? (Naw, can't be, for at least two obvious reasons). Voting records? (Naw.) Credit card purchases? (??)

I followed the links and explored the web site of the "address verification" provider ( http://www.abii.com ). The data they have about me is outdated (by at least a year) and apparently derived from a phone book or directory assistance. I picked up a copy of "The Net" magazine at the store tonight because it's got an article listing several of these Web-accessible address/phone databases. The article doesn't say anything especially fascinating but it does list three such sites: http://www.abii.com/lookupusa/adp/peopsrch.htm http://www.searchamerica.com/ http://www.switchboard.com/ -- Greg Broiles |"Post-rotational nystagmus was the subject of gbroiles@netbox.com |an in-court demonstration by the People http://www.io.com/~gbroiles |wherein Sgt Page was spun around by Sgt |Studdard." People v. Quinn 580 NYS2d 818,825.