>>Peter,
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>>Just to add a piece of info...
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>>If I recall correctly, in Jim Booth's and Steve Sawyer's "Effective Techniques..." book, there's a mention of the fact that Social Security Numbers aren't necessarily unique.
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>Yes, he did. That note is on page 20. Illegally [forgers, crooks, etc.] and legally [our Gov't]. Isn't that a comforting thought? :(

You didn't hear me gulp when I read that?< s > I think that the latter instance is more unsettling than the former.