[150161] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Colo Vending Machine
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (George Herbert)
Fri Feb 17 20:03:01 2012
In-Reply-To: <CAK__Kzst2u3RPHTteDmAPseNNFi7-FyWYXoGR477a5zfCKUVuQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:02:06 -0800
From: George Herbert <george.herbert@gmail.com>
To: George Carey <george@montco.net>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 5:00 PM, George Herbert
<george.herbert@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:44 PM, George Carey <george@montco.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The vending machine should use a card like an ATM/gift card, not accept=
cash. =A0You should be able to "charge" the card with some cash via a web =
portal and keep the card in the facility in your space. =A0If something is =
needed, one can purchase it with the card. =A0If there is no money on the c=
ard, a person can add cash to the card via a web portal somewhere. =A0 Scen=
ario: =A0remote hands guy arrives on site, needs an SFP, card doesn't have =
enough money on it, calls me, I can add the cash to the card, he can purcha=
se the SFP and leave the card in the space for the next time it is needed.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Actually pricing should be 8 bits, 16 bits, or maybe 32 bits for the rea=
lly important stuff.
>
> Will IANA accept netblock transfers as an exchange medium for
> datacenter goodies vending machine payments? ... =A0;-)
Joking while busy discouraged. s/IANA/ARIN/d'oh
--=20
-george william herbert
george.herbert@gmail.com
