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> > * Jon Lewis: > > > How hard is it for a university to generate their own student "serial > > numbers" as students register? > > It's probably hard to restructure your databases and rewrite most of > your software. 8-( > > Of course, any unique identifier will do, but it's hard to make the > switch. > Stanford's student/faculty/staff ID system is not based on SSN's, and it has been in place for a number of years. I don't think the previous system was based on SSN's either. Which brings up the question of why SSN's would be in the career center database in the first place. -- -- Welcome My Son, Welcome To The Machine -- Bob Vaughan | techie @ tantivy.net | | P.O. Box 19792, Stanford, Ca 94309 | -- I am Me, I am only Me, And no one else is Me, What could be simpler? --
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