1994-05-16 - pgp 2.6 stupidity
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From: perry@imsi.com (Perry E. Metzger)
To: jis@mit.edu
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Message ID: <9405161910.AA01195@bacon.imsi.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-05-16 19:10:37 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 16 May 94 12:10:37 PDT
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From: perry@imsi.com (Perry E. Metzger)
Date: Mon, 16 May 94 12:10:37 PDT
To: jis@mit.edu
Subject: pgp 2.6 stupidity
Message-ID: <9405161910.AA01195@bacon.imsi.com>
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Personally, I find the PGP 2.6 announcement to be based on an
extremely flawed premise.
PGP 2.3a and earlier were not American software -- they were written
and produced overseas and were IMPORTED into the U.S.
They infringe on no patents or copyrights when used overseas.
Well, I have lots of correspondants overseas, using perfectly legal
software. They cannot legally use PGP 2.6 -- it isn't exportable.
Therefore, this idiocy will act to cut me off from my overseas
correspondants. I will not be able to use the current version of PGP
and still communicate with them. I will therefore be forced to use
older versions -- probably repeatedly patched versions of 2.5.
Perry
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- 1994-05-16 (Mon, 16 May 94 12:10:37 PDT) - pgp 2.6 stupidity - perry@imsi.com (Perry E. Metzger)
- 1994-05-16 (Mon, 16 May 94 12:21:34 PDT) - Re: pgp 2.6 stupidity - paul@hawksbill.sprintmrn.com (Paul Ferguson)
- 1994-05-16 (Mon, 16 May 94 12:33:33 PDT) - Re: pgp 2.6 stupidity - Bob Snyder <snyderra@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu>
- 1994-05-17 (Mon, 16 May 94 18:32:14 PDT) - Re: pgp 2.6 stupidity - Black Unicorn <unicorn@access.digex.net>
- 1994-05-16 (Mon, 16 May 94 12:21:34 PDT) - Re: pgp 2.6 stupidity - paul@hawksbill.sprintmrn.com (Paul Ferguson)