These are very handy if you are looking for a long lost army buddy or something. Preposterous as it seems, a friend of mine from high school who I haven't talked to since graduation actually found me through one of these things. I think all of these have a little service agreement which basically says the companies won't sell the list of email addresses to advertisers, so it's pretty safe. Even if you aren't looking for someone, stop by these places and register, because someone might be looking for you.

The comments in bold are taken from the Netscape Net-Search page, and any comments below that are mine. Please mail me any search engines I may have left off.

A little on the slow side but not a bad utility

Fast, easy to use, and free, WhoWhere? is a comprehensive White Pages service for locating people and organizations on the Net. WhoWhere? intuitively handles misspelled or incomplete names, and it lets you search by initials.

Cool little tool. Fast and easy and FREE. Also interesting because you don't necessarily have to enter yourself. Odds are, if you've ever posted something on usenet, you're in this database.

Nice utility, considering the lack of competition. Sign up now!

Required:
    Last name to find:    
Optional (helps narrow your search):
   First name to find: (e.g., "jo*")
         Organization: (e.g., "acme*") 
               Domain: (e.g., "acme.com")