while it may not be a 15 minute thing...
Just to clarify one small point which seems to have become a matter of dispute for some reason: Yes I have personally been called by the FBI asking for personal details, logs, etc of a customer, I requested a warrant, and received one via fax within about 15 minutes. But that isn't to say it's the normal or typical experience, only that it has happened to me so it's apparently possible. P.S. Cheap Shot while my keyboard is still working: There's also the liability issue regarding releasing personal information without some sort of indemnification or transfer of authority. In a sentence, people lie (e.g., even to LEA) to get credentials etc, and then the targets get angry and their lawyers see the releaser of the credentials as a deep pockets target. Usually over "community property" in (ugly) divorce cases or similar business value disputes. I think James Gannon is closer to my view, don't invent what you don't absolutely have to. -- -Barry Shein The World | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Dial-Up: US, PR, Canada Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo*