Originally Posted by
Dunbar
If you hand the security screeners a paper boarding pass they only appear to be concerned with matching the name on the BP to the name on your ID. I've never seen them scan a paper BP and then match the name to what's on their BP monitor display.
Last night in HOU, I handed my paper boarding pass to an agent and she scanned it and matched the name to my GE card before putting the magic scribbles on the paper. So I would say it is YMMV.