[93812] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Collocation Access
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick W. Gilmore)
Wed Dec 27 18:18:36 2006
In-Reply-To: <BD22FF00-1DA5-4F05-A81F-7357303DF3FE@icann.org>
Cc: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:15:46 -0500
To: nanog <nanog@merit.edu>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Dec 27, 2006, at 6:13 PM, Leo Vegoda wrote:
> On Dec 27, 2006, at 11:20 PM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> To open a totally separate can-of-worms, why not take my driver's =20
>> license? Easier to replace than a passport and much less trouble =20
>> when crossing borders. And before someone says "they don't know =20
>> what a DL from $COUNTRY looks like", realize that they really =20
>> don't know what a passport looks like either.
>
> My driving license doesn't have a photograph on it, so using it as =20
> an identity document is pointless. Some organisations use it that =20
> way, but...
Sorry, I thought we were discussing something to be held by the staff =20=
to ensure you return an access card. That does not have to be the =20
same document used to verify identity. Last time I checked, the $50 =20
(or =A320, or =A55000 or whatever) bill didn't have my picture on it =
either.
Although I admit the $50 bill gets me into more places than my DL. ;)
--=20
TTFN,
patrick
