Re: There are basically no export controls on public domain information.

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From: Henry Spencer
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1986 17:08

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> So what's the deal? Is there any logic or reason to the export 
> restrictions? Or do I have my facts wrong?

Not much reason or logic.  The story I have heard is that the bozos at DEC
were so incredibly stupid as to actually call the matter to the Feds'
attention and ask them whether exporting crypt(1) and friends was all right.
After a lot of confusion, the answer was -- predictably -- "no".
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry

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