>> Putting aside whether I could buy such a machine, and assuming >> taking it out of the US would be OK policy-wise (that I'd have >> to check, I suspect it's within the letter but not the spirit >> of the policy) as soon as it's outside the US it's a company >> machine I couldn't take back in. Puchasing a laptop per trip >> is not very economic. > >Although many consider the UK to be verging on a socialist state >(don't worry, the US is gaining on you), I wasn't aware that simply >arriving in the country with personal property automatically assigned >such personal property to one's employer. That's pretty scary! I was assuming I wanted my employer to pay. If they do, they own the machine. Right now buying a new computer isn't my plan, cheap though they may be in the US. ******************************************************************** This email and any attachments are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please delete it from your system and notify the sender. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose nor disclose or distribute its contents to any other person. ******************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf