[zeronineUK]

Ever sine hearing napster 2.0 will offer unlimited downloads (legally of course) for $9.95 a month, I couldn't hold back my excitement. Even the fact that I live in England didn't hold me back!

Then I searched around and discovered napster 2.0 will only be available to people in the usa. I hear there might be a version for us brits but does anyone know when that's likely to be?

Also... I've found a great hosting deal and would like to move on up to paid hosting. Unfortunately I don't have a credit card so I'd have to make my Dad pay for it with his. What I want to know is if you can stop people from doing WHOIS searches on your domain name. Thanks...

[smallbeer]

AFAIK, no you can't stop people doing whois searches on your domain.

Thanks for the side story about your dad

[oli]

you can now opt out of having your contact details in the whois database for .uk domains, you cant stop people searching though , that would be difficult.

[roto]

I'm very excited to see they're pushing this (sorry brits)...Napster still holds a special place in my heart -- awwwww -- as it is responsible, even to this day, for the bulk of my music library. I was unhappy when it shut down. Let the hype begin:

http://www.napster.com/

[oli]

why sorry brits ? I used it as much as the next man

[roto]

Oli, I meant "sorry brits" because of this comment by zeronineUK (although I'm sure they're working on making it worldwide as we speak):

Originally Posted by zeronineUK

Then I searched around and discovered napster 2.0 will only be available to people in the usa. I hear there might be a version for us brits but does anyone know when that's likely to be?

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And, to further the thread, some questions:

When using mp3 pay-as-you-download systems (like the upcoming new version of Napster), does anyone know if you can choose a preferred bitrate when downloading songs? And, is pricing tiered accordingly? For example, I want my whole library at 192 kbps...no more, no less. I´m hoping they don´t have songs only @ 128 kbps... Maybe someone who has used the iTunes Music Store can enlighten me.

[Bill Posters]

Originally Posted by oli

you can now opt out of having your contact details in the whois database for .uk domains, you cant stop people searching though , that would be difficult.

Fwiw, the same level of privacy is available via GoDaddy registrations (and presumably some other registrars too).
Info I, Info II.

I use GoDaddy for all my .com registrations and can't fault them on their price or service.
(You'll need a credit card though)

[roto]

Was that meant for?