> But then (days later) we were blocked because the phone number and business address weren't to be found in any online phone book services. Can't call you on t

> But then (days later) we were blocked because the phone number and business address weren't to be found in any online phone book services. Can't call you on the number listed on the businesses website or whois. Need phone book. But phone book listings are free. You can add one for any business, fictitious or otherwise, by supplying a name, address and phone number at yp.com. They just take still more calendar time. Last time I checked Comodo doesn't use YP as a provider. D&B is the preferred way (~7 days, need it for a lot of other stuff too) to validate your address. > Add in a few more meaningless steps like that and I was verified (without ever having to mail them that passport scan or anything else that would actually verify me or my business). I don't think this is true at all. Everything in that process had a purpose, to verify one piece of info after the next. Comodo is not known for fast response times, but the process is documented (see their legal repository for the CPS) and effective.