Re: Export Strong Crypto (was: reference)

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Stephen Zander (gibreel@pobox.com)
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 19:58:38 -0500

>>>>> "Perry" == Perry E Metzger <perry@piermont.com> writes:
Perry> I'm not sure that U.S. law can legally prohibit you from
Perry> simply putting up strong crypto for open FTP. It may
Perry> reasonably be that the crime is committed by the person
Perry> doing the download, not by the person putting up the file
Perry> for download. You can go to perfectly ordinary gun stores
Perry> throughout the U.S. and buy ACTUAL munitions without
Perry> showing a passport, you know.

But can you take them through US Customs? I understand the point
you're making, but the reverse of your question is "why don't
Netscape (or whoever) just make strong-encryption products
available from their ftp sites"? Instead they have a nice, long
legalese declaration you have to agree to.

Presumably they have asked a lawyer. 

-- 
Stephen

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