GNU Keyring for PalmOS and Safekeys: who is reapertech?

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Reaper Technologies operate the www.reapertech.com web site. They seem to be based in Lancashire in the UK. The only human name I can find associated with the company is "Stephen Kapp <skapp@reapertech.com>", apparently also known as "J.S.A. Kapp" and "J.S. Kapp".

(It occurred to me while writing this document that SafeKeys and Stephen Kapp share the same initials of SK, but that may well be a meaningless coincidence.)

Reaper Technologies say that Stephen no longer works there, but they have so far ignored requests to provide the names of their current management or employees, or the managers and programmers responsible for SafeKeys.

As of 29 August 2000, calls to their advertised contact number of +44 (0) 7770 566687 are answered by a recorded message saying that the number belongs to Stephen Kapp, with no mention of the company.

As of 12 September 2000, a WHOIS lookup on the reapertech.com domain shows:

Whois Server Version 1.3

Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

   Domain Name: REAPERTECH.COM
   Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
   Referral URL: www.networksolutions.com
   Name Server: NS1.MYDOMAIN.COM
   Name Server: NS2.MYDOMAIN.COM
   Name Server: NS3.MYDOMAIN.COM
   Name Server: NS4.MYDOMAIN.COM
   Updated Date: 31-jul-2000


>>> Last update of whois database: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 04:45:28 EDT <<<

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and
Registrars.


Found InterNIC referral to whois.networksolutions.com.

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Registrant:
Reaper Technologies (REAPERTECH-DOM)
   The Post Office, Dunsop Bridge
   Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3BB
   UK

   Domain Name: REAPERTECH.COM

   Administrative Contact, Billing Contact:
      Kapp, Stephen  (SK3100)  skapp@SOURCERY.DEMON.CO.UK
      Reaper Technologies
      The Post Office, Dunsop Bridge
      Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3BB
      UK
      +44 370 566687
   Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      mydomain Support  (MS311-ORG)  support@MYDOMAIN.COM
      mydomain Support
      Email to address provided
      Email to address provided
      BM
      +1 (888) 700-4087

   Record last updated on 31-Jul-2000.
   Record expires on 04-Jul-2001.
   Record created on 03-Jul-1997.
   Database last updated on 10-Sep-2000 01:54:00 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS1.MYDOMAIN.COM             216.34.89.1
   NS2.MYDOMAIN.COM             216.34.89.2
   NS3.MYDOMAIN.COM             216.34.89.3
   NS4.MYDOMAIN.COM             216.34.89.4


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