Why are paper LOAs still used?

Mon Feb 26 20:14:33 UTC 2024

I don't have any examples of anyone still using paper LOAs except for 
Cogent.

Aaron

On 2/26/2024 12:57 PM, Seth Mattinen via NANOG wrote:
> Why do companies still insist on, or deploy new systems that rely on 
> paper LOA for IP and ASN resources? How can this be considered more 
> trustworthy than RIR based IRR records?
>
> And I'm not even talking about old companies, I have a situation right 
> now where a VPS provider I'm using will no longer use IRR and only 
> accepts new paper LOAs. In the year 2024. I don't understand how 
> anyone can go backwards like that.
>
> ~Seth