Re: [ga] Proof of Identification

[Harald Tveit Alvestrand <Harald@Alvestrand.no>]

At 13:26 06.12.99 -0800, William X. Walsh wrote:

>On 06-Dec-99 Mark C. Langston wrote:
> > Perhaps if we were to require a nominal, even nonsensical fee,
> > which must be submitted by personal check (or local equivalent).
> > I write out a check for US$1.00, sign it, write my e-mail address
> > on it, and mail it off.  This would allow us to use another agency's
> > normal function as an identity validation, and while it wouldn't
> > eliminate multiple-personality types, it would make their
> > participation significantly more difficult.
>
>That works fine for most countries, but not for all.  Many have strange
>banking laws (including India) that could make this difficult, expensive,
>or impossible for some.

The fee for cashing an US check in a Norwegian bank is around USD 8.
I've got no reason to believe the fee in the other direction is smaller.

                  Harald A

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