----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jens Müller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 10:10 PM Subject: Re: Urgent: Mirroring of encryption software in the USA
> On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 07:21:57PM +0200, Jens Müller wrote: > > No, that's illegal according to US export regulations (I think with > > "software" you mean such software as covered by those regulations) > > Not so. > > Crypto software can now legally be exported provided you're willing to > register yourself with the government as exporting software and agree to > not knowingly export to countries such as Iraq, which the government > happens to not like at the moment. > Oh... Is there then any reason to consider some things "non-US"? Well, software patent reasons maybe... But the EU is likely to introduce them here too, I fear... Jens
