In Canada, your mother's maiden name is used for every kind of security imaginable from credit cards to access to the privy council as far as I can tell. I encounter it everywhere I go and for me it recalls some rather painful memories related to her death. I think that they just believe in motherhood. I had a super mother who was 100% Canadian as they say here tue blue. -- Paul. > The advertising issue is only one concern. > > Did anyone skim through the subscription form? At the bottom of this > form is a space requesting the applicant's mother's maiden name. Under > this space is an alleged explanation that Syllabus Press must have > this information for further subscription verification, and the declaration > that Syllabus Press will not process applications which exclude this > information. > > Since when must a publisher have an applicant's mother's maiden name > to process a subscription application? Perhaps Brian from Canada might > wish to file a complaint concerning questionable business practices with > the appropriate agency. > > Chris Jones, Analyst Programmer | Voice: (903) 886-5249 > East Texas State University | Fax: (903) 886-5415 > ET Station, DP Services | E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Commerce, Texas 75429-6043 | -or- [log in to unmask] > -- Dr. Paul S. di Virgilio, University of Toronto [log in to unmask]