On 20 Oct 2001, Dr. Evil wrote:
Do different states use different formats for the data on the magstrip?
I believe they are all using ABA encoding. Of course, I could also be wrong :-)
Do all states even have magstrips?
Again, I may be wrong, but IIRC, there is now n active effort to standardize the physical properties of licenses. Not long ago, we had such a diversity of formas that it was impossible to detect real from fake. For example, until recently, the New York license was literally a piece of paper (with no photo!), and the New Mexico license was the size of the _insert_ you would normally see on a laminated card. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------