Fortify (strong intl SSL) for the Mac? <fw>

Vin McLellan (vin@shore.net)
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 18:30:50 -0400

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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:44:51 -0500
From: "David C. Oshel" <oshel.david@mcleod.net>
To: aucrypto@suburbia.net
Cc: aucrypto@suburbia.net
Subject: AUCRYPTO: Re: Fortify feedback...

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Maybe mentioning this at AU Crypto might shake loose a little
support for the Macintosh version. I'd be happy to compile it, but of
course once it got here (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) it could never leave
agaain... Catch 22-1/3.

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>Evangelistas --
>
>This is way too important to go unanswered!
>
>Fortify, of course, is Farrell McKay's strong cryptography version (SSL
>and S/MIME both) of Netscape. This program is BIG THUNDER in Africa,
>where many many financial institutions use it as a workaround for the
>crippled Echelon-friendly version of Netscape which ships from the U.S.
>under export controls. Fortify is even popular in North America because
>of its support for S/MIME, on Windoze and Linux platforms.
>
>Surely someone in The Land of Oz can find McKay a Mac and a copy of
>CodeWarrior Pro 3?
>
>David C. Oshel

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>From: fbm@jolt.mpx.com.au (Farrell McKay)
>Subject: Re: Fortify feedback...
>To: dcoshel@pobox.com (David C. Oshel)
>Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:10:00 +1000 (EST)
>Reply-To: Farrell.McKay@mpx.com.au
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>
>David,
>
>> Macintosh OS 8.1 please
>> Macintosh OS X when available
>
>Fortify on the Mac has always been on the project list, but lack of
>access to a Mac system is the main stumbling block. I have no
>philosophical objections to supporting the platform.
>
>My standard response at this point is to enquire about potential
>sponsors you might know of. Ideally, to get Fortify-Mac underway,
>what is needed is a Mac PowerPC system and the appropriate software
>(MacOS, compiler etc.), or enough funds to acquire the same.
>
>If you have any contacts with Mac manufacturers, vendors, dealers,
>advocacy groups, or any sponsorship-minded organizations, I would
>be pleased to hear about it.
>
>Of course, I would be more than happy to accredit Fortify-Mac to the
>appropriate person or organization.
>
>Please let me know if you have any suggestions or pointers...
>
>Regards,
>Farrell.
>--
>Farrell McKay Email: Farrell.McKay@mpx.com.au (PGP key avail)
>Wayfarer Systems Pty Ltd http://www.fortify.net/

David C. Oshel dcoshel@pobox.com
Cedar Rapids, Iowa http://pobox.com/~dcoshel/xochitl/
"Tension, apprehension and dissension have begun." - Duffy Wyg& in
Alfred Bester's _The Demolished Man_

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