[41943] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: OT Re: Analysis from a JHU CS Prof
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Duckett)
Wed Sep 12 20:55:05 2001
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From: "Mike Duckett" <mduckett@bellsouth.net>
To: "Christian Kuhtz" <christian@kuhtz.com>,
"Eliot Lear" <lear@cisco.com>
Cc: "John Fraizer" <nanog@Overkill.EnterZone.Net>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 19:37:18 -0400
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If you're committing suicide, identifying yourself may not be an issue. One
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(still alive), may be traceable.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of
> Christian Kuhtz
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 6:41 PM
> To: Eliot Lear
> Cc: John Fraizer; nanog@merit.edu
> Subject: Re: OT Re: Analysis from a JHU CS Prof
>
>
>
> Eliot Lear wrote:
> >
> > > OK. You need photo-id to get your boarding pass. Since I always use
> > > e-tickets, the boarding pass is the only "paper" involved.
> >
> > Under normal circumstances for flights within the US the FAA seems not
> > to require ANY form of ID. It's many of the *airlines* that require ID,
> > supposedly in the name of security, but mainly to keep people from using
> > other people's tickets. Continental does not enforce an ID requirement
> > at SFO, for instance. You stick your credit or frequent flyer card in
> > the machine and it spits out your boarding pass, which you then hand to
> > the gate agent.
>
> Even if you did require photo ID for the boarding pass.. I can't recall a
> flight in last several years where I was asked to present photo ID and
> boarding pass when entering the jet way.
