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1994-05-16 - Re: PGP 2.5 Beta Release Over, PGP 2.6 to be released next week

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From: Dave Crookes <D.J.Crookes@sheffield.ac.uk>
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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Message ID: <Pine.3.89.9405162120.A26851-0100000@silver.shef.ac.uk>
Reply To: <Pine.3.89.9405162003.W248-0100000@newdaisy.ee.und.ac.za>
UTC Datetime: 1994-05-16 20:43:45 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 16 May 94 13:43:45 PDT

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From: Dave Crookes <D.J.Crookes@sheffield.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 May 94 13:43:45 PDT
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: PGP 2.5 Beta Release Over, PGP 2.6 to be released next week
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On Mon, 16 May 1994, Alan Barrett wrote:

> 
> If users inside the USA take to using PGP 2.6 then users outside the
> USA will, by fair means or foul, have to obtain PGP 2.6 (or at least
> enough technical data to enable them to independently implement the
> relevant algorithms).  Failing that, they will have to live with the
> inability to read messages from PGP 2.6 users inside the USA.  Sigh.  I
> wonder whether anybody is deliberately fostering a split between USA and
> non-USA users of PGP.

I just found PGP 2.5 on a non-USA ftp site. I expect 2.6 will turn up there.

Dave

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