No problem Lindsay, heck one guy used to call me nai until I realized I had signed an email to him that way... hey, what can I say the pudgy fingers miss the keys sometimes.. hehe

I think a concept of a universal ID card that is handled by as many places as possible can easily replace the need for high tech verification processes. I mean you have several databases set up that are instantly accessed by say a simple htaccess code that either says that card is eligable or not.. no names on record, no private information online, and at least that way you do more than just insure only adults get to see what they want, but you effectively can use it to also deny adults access to children sites.

Let's face it, pedophiles prey on kids in chat rooms designed for kids, if you require an ID to enter, the database can easily filter out if you are of age to enter or not. So every school issues the ID to the kids, they use it to get into their teen sites, and if you are an adult you can't access it just like they can't access the adult sites... so in a sense its a two fold system... one that will do a damn site more to protect the kids from the pedophiles than any 2257 regulation ever could.

Keeping the fee small insures that anyone can easily get one. Say at your local computer store, post office, whatever... it keeps adult groups that say deal in rape from being accessed by kids without harming the therapy and benefits such support groups offer their members, it lets our industry produce and thrive without worrying about the religious right attacks and no id, no access.. google could easily adjust its bot to submit an adult id to gain access to surf and index... could perform a simple filter to show adult based results to clients who enter an id thus further protecting minors from adult sites..

Phew.. i need a drink now..hehe