1996-07-19 - Re: Netscrape download

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From: Jim Gillogly <jim@ACM.ORG>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks)
Message Hash: 225e0816f5c8a27a8f9360118b1c3283249bf1501a773656e6d47b4fde11adbd
Message ID: <199607191425.HAA16887@mycroft.rand.org>
Reply To: <199607190151.VAA14421@nrk.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-07-19 18:23:51 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 02:23:51 +0800

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From: Jim Gillogly <jim@ACM.ORG>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 02:23:51 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks)
Subject: Re: Netscrape download
In-Reply-To: <199607190151.VAA14421@nrk.com>
Message-ID: <199607191425.HAA16887@mycroft.rand.org>
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>[From Phil Karn]

>Netscape's use of a CGI interface to download the US version
>(128-bit key) of Netscape Navigator raises the possibility
>that they are "serializing" or "personalizing" each copy they
>send out, perhaps in response to a DoS request that they do so
>in order to trace unauthorized redistribution.

>SunOS version:
>e72ff352ca7c619cb31b8f8ef3651b28

This is the same one I got.  No funny business there.

	Jim Gillogly
	Mersday, 26 Afterlithe S.R. 1996, 14:25





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