Uwe,

WMD? Once upon a time the NTP software distribution included a Digital 
Encryption Standard (DES) routine, which required the DoD and Commerce 
Department to certify it for export outside the US and Canada under the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). NTP was in effect 
considered a munition. The Commerce Department required an export 
license for each and every export instance. This was the main reason DES 
was dropped in favor of MD5.

ITAR was eventually overtaken by something else, so now an export 
license is no longer required.

Thought you might enjoy that.

Dave

Uwe Klein wrote:
> Maarten Wiltink wrote:
> 
>> "Marc Brett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>>> http://www.5starsnews.com/email-marketing/1115607.htm
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>> I had expected a little more NTP in the war stories.
> 
> 
> NTP was the WMD equivalent in this "war effort" story.
> 
>>
>> Groetjes,
>> Maarten Wiltink
> 
> uwe
> 
>>
>>

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