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Re: Why are paper LOAs still used?
From: Jay Hennigan <jay () west net>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:28:13 -0800
On 2/26/24 10:57, Seth Mattinen via NANOG wrote:
Why do companies still insist on, or deploy new systems that rely on paper LOA for IP and ASN resources? How can this be considered more trustworthy than RIR based IRR records?
* They're an authoritative signed document with legal penalties for forgery.
* The same LOA is often required by datacenter operators and other third parties for cross-connect authority, etc.
-- Jay Hennigan - jay () west net Network Engineering - CCIE #7880 503 897-8550 - WB6RDV
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