There's a lot happening with ENUM fairly quickly, and it's hard to keep track of half of it. Alas, one thing about ENUM seems pretty clear: as currently specified, ENUM's intersection with the DNS creates a major privacy problem for the . . .
There's a lot happening with ENUM fairly quickly, and it's hard to keep track of half of it. Alas, one thing about ENUM seems pretty clear: as currently specified, ENUM's intersection with the DNS creates a major privacy problem for the average person. ENUM partisans tend to admit this in person, often even before being cornered. The trouble is, they keep pressing on trying to write standards without dealing with the problem. (All the more reason why WHOIS privacy issues matter so much!) Here -- I think -- is not just one case in point, but two, both of which dropped into my mailbox today: Internet-drafts for " Registration for enumservices voice and video" and for "IFAX service of ENUM". The two documents also provide an interesting stylistic contrast in methods of flagging the issue.

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