There are also many non-human entities like corporations that use the same SSN value space.
There are a LOT of those . . . and they spring up and fade away at a rate far higher than human births and deaths. I don't think SSN's are ever re-used, are they? Besides use by identity thieves of course. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Monk Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 1:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Here we go again EXTERNAL EMAIL 9 digits = 999,999,999. There afe only 350,000,000 in the USA. Joe On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 10:08 AM Paul Gilmartin < [email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:45:14 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > >My guess is that they needed to update the online application to > >support > the new legislation, > > ... > Meanwhile, how close is the 9-digit SSN space to saturation? > > -- gil -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
