[Cialug] homeland security

[Tom Pohl]

It's been a few weeks since I ordered my last batch of servers and  
I've *never* been asked such questions!  It might be a new procedure.

-Tom

On Mar 14, 2006, at 10:26 AM, Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:

> So... I called dell yesterday to order a server.. As I completed the
> transaction, they stated they needed to ask me some "Department of
> Homeland Security Questions" Those questions were:
>
> What is this server being used for?
> Where is your company located?
> Where will the server be located?
> What does your company do?
>
> It seems really insane to me. I wonder if Dell, is using "Homeland
> Security" as an excuse to collect some extra information. Anyone else
> run into this?
>
> :) Dave
>
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