Re: ANDF bogosity

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From: Dionisios N. Pnevmatikatos
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:27

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barnett@convex.com (Paul Barnett) writes:

>In <1993Jan20.120919.14235@infodev.cam.ac.uk> rf@cl.cam.ac.uk (Robin Fairbairns) writes:

>DES and almost every other commercial encryption/description software
>that is worth anything is on the US's list of "controlled export
>items".  In other words, DEC, IBM, Microsoft, etc. can't (legally)
>sell these products outside the US.

OK, but I can (have actually) get DES from Australia (or anywhere in
Europe), and then I can give/sell it whereever I want. What keeps all
these companies from doing exactly that? (either here in the US or in
their abroad offices?)

>--
>Paul Barnett
>MPP OS Development     (214)-497-4846
>Convex Computer Corp.  Richardson, TX

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From: pnevmati@milhouse.cs.wisc.edu (Dionisios N. Pnevmatikatos)
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Subject: Re: ANDF bogosity
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