[dns-operations] DNS zone transfers are now illegal in North Dakota?

[bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com]

On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 08:05:04PM +0000, Paul Vixie wrote:
> > 	er, "... violate the spammer's PRIVACY."  ????
> > 
> > 	if the data is IN a zone file, kind of by definition its
> > 	not private.  get the data in bulk (via *XFR) or as a stream
> > 	(via QUERY)... the data is there so that it can be retreieved. **
> > 
> > 	or am I misunderstanding the DNS again?
> 
> no, but you may be misunderstanding civil tort law and/or judicial psychology.

	not a lawyer and don't play one on the net. 

	but i'd really like to hear a credible answer for the
	apparent assertion that zone data is private.

--bill