I just tried calling the number listed below, entered 4, and got a
recording saying that the only way to remove my name and info from the
p-track file was to send the request in writing.  No options were given,
pressing "3" did nothing.  Thought y'all would like to know.

Pat Roath
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On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Doug Tilghman wrote:

> The message below was forwarded to me.  Thought others might want to
> respond.
> Doug Tilghman, Assistant Director    [log in to unmask]
> Spencer Museum of Art                Phone 913-864-4710
> The University of Kansas             Fax   913-864-3112
> Lawrence, KS 66045-2136   USA
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> Your name, social security number, current address, previous addresses,
> mother's maiden name, birth date and other personal information
> are now available to anyone with a credit card through a new Lexis
> database called P-Trax. As I am sure you are aware, this information
> could be used to commit credit card fraud or otherwise allow someone
> else
> to use your identity.
>
> You can have your name and information removed from this list by making
> a
> telephone request. Call (800)543-6862, select option 4 and
> then option 3 ("all other questions") and tell the representative
> answering that you wish to remove your name from the P-trax database.
> You
> may also send a fax to (513) 865-7360, or physical mail to LEXIS-NEXIS /
> P.O. Box 933 / Dayton, Ohio 45401-0933. Sending physical
> mail to confirm your name has been removed is always a good idea.
>
> As word of the existence of this database has spread on the net,
> Lexis-Nexis
> has been inundated with calls, and has set up a special set of
> operators to handle the volume. In addition, Andrew Bleh (rhymes with
> "Play") is a manager responsible for this product, and is the person
> to whom complaints about the service could be directed. He can be
> reached
> at the above 800 number. Ask for extension 3385. According to
> Lexis, the manager responsible is Bill Fister at extension 1364.
>
> I called this morning and had my name removed. The representative will
> need your name and social security number to remove you from
> the list. I suggest that we inundate these people with requests to
> remove
> our info from the list and forward this e-mail to everyone we
> know.
>