🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Aug29.214902.27422@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> wcs@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (Bill Stewart 908-949-0705 erebus.att.com!wcs) writes:
> Various people have pointed out that the US Government's [alleged]
> justification for banning crypto software export is that it's "armaments",
> and that US Law does allow the government to restrict trafficking in
> armaments.

Yep. The snuffle saga continues: sci.crypt readers may recall that at
the end of June I was about to ask DTC in the State Department to
transfer jurisdiction over my snuffle 5.0 encryption package to BXA in
the Commerce Department.

I did so. The answer just came back. DTC said no. According to DTC
Director William B. Robinson, snuffle 5.0 ``is designated as a defense
article under U.S. Munitions List Category XIII(b)(1).'' It remains
under DTC control.

There's an appeal procedure which I plan to try, but unless something
changes I'll have to register as an arms dealer in order to send snuffle
outside the country---and even then it'll be a pain. Stay tuned...

---Dan