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- From: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Vesselin Bontchev)
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt
- Subject: Re: RSA Data Security Not
- Message-ID: <bontchev.724949277@fbihh>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 14:47:57 GMT
- References: <1992Dec18.072643.353@rose.com>
- Sender: news@informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Mr. News)
- Reply-To: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de
- Organization: Virus Test Center, University of Hamburg
- Lines: 30
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- robert.heuman@rose.com (robert heuman) writes:
-
- > Incidently, the export controls also make it illegal to export
- > anti-virus shareware, but NOT illegal to export anti-virus
- > shrink-wrapped software sold over the counter (read them carefully to
- > find the exemption). Another example of silly rules. F-PROT or the
- > McAfee suite of programs cannot be exported under these rules (F-PROT
- > originates in Iceland, so the author does not care about these US
- > rules) but CPAV, NAV and Untouchable can be exported. This makes about
- > as much sense as the rules re export of Crypto. Anyway, SCAN and
- > CLEAN, etc., by McAfee are exported all over the world (or imported
- > at the other end), ignoring the rules. Take the bull by the horns and
- > do the same for all of the Crypto material.
-
- Ha, that's very interesting! Could you please provide the exact
- quotations that rule out the anti-virus software exports as illegal?
- Maybe it would be a good idea to cross-post to comp.virus too...
-
- As to the export of "big" packages regardless the restrictions, well
- we have here a perfectly legally bought copy of Norton Utilities 6.01,
- which includes DES encryption of the hard disk and bears the sticker
- "Not for export"... :-)
-
- Regards,
- Vesselin
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