>We are required by California law ... Why does California law apply to the IETF? To the extent that the IETF has a legal existence, it is my understanding that ISOC and CNRI, the grantors of the IETF trust, live in Virginia. AMS is in California but AMS is a contractor. R's, John PS: I'm not opposed to a reasonable privacy policy, but I am opposed to legal creep. The next thing you know all the mail will have footers purporting to be confidential.