11.   To use e-greetings, a user must register information like birthday, gender, and address, none of which Blue Mountain asks for.

12.   To use either of these Web-based programs, users must first register by entering a name and password.

13.   Two popular sites require users to register and select passwords.

14.   Users can register to use the site for free.

15.   Users must first register at www.hearmymail.com, where they get an account number and pass code.

16.   Users register their choices and are billed via a set-top player connected by modem to the DIVX system.

17.   Users register and then download a small program containing a graphics interface.

18.   Users cannot register through an Internet connection, which seemed like a strange and unfortunate oversight.

19.   When users register, information tying the software to the computer is sent to a database, either by modem or over the Internet.

20.   Zoom plans to use more personalized information down the line, but only if users voluntarily register, said Smith.