Hi Jan, The various laws regarding exports are complex. I checked with folks knowledgeable about this matter, and it turns out that it is still illegal to export computation services such as App Engine to Iran, though some other services have been approved.
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Ikai L (Google) <[email protected]> wrote: > Let me look into this. There are United States export laws that prevent us > from serving countries such as Iran, Sudan, North Korea and Cuba, but if I > recall correctly the Obama administration lifted these controls on some of > the countries. > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Jan Z <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As of recently (last few days) users accessing our service are >> getting: >> >> --- >> >> Forbidden >> >> Your client does not have permission to get URL (...) from this >> server. (Client IP address: 91.98.x.y) >> >> You are accessing this page from a forbidden country. >> >> --- >> >> As this is not mentioned in the Terms of Service or any GAE >> documentation, I've opened an issue to get the docs, the TOS, or GAE >> fixed. >> >> There are a number of organizations that legitimately operate in these >> countries that are being affected (NGO's, logistics, etc.) - it's >> disappointing that Google modified the service without notification. >> >> It also appears that Google Apps itself is functioning OK, so not sure >> why only components of Google infrastructure are affected? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Google App Engine" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<google-appengine%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Ikai Lan > Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine > Twitter: http://twitter.com/ikai > Delicious: http://delicious.com/ikailan > > ---------------- > Google App Engine links: > Blog: http://googleappengine.blogspot.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/app_engine > Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/appengine > > -- Ikai Lan Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine Blog: http://googleappengine.blogspot.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/app_engine Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/appengine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
