From: lile@netcom.com (Lile Elam)
Date: Fri, 13 May 94 15:16:41 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: PGP 2.5 info...
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I got this from the WWW.

-lile

Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 15:09:37 +0800
X-Url: http://web.mit.edu/network/pgp.html

MIT PGP Release

Beta Test Release of PGP version 2.5

May 9, 1994

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announces the distribution of PGP version
2.5, incorporating the RSAREF 2.0 cryptographic toolkit under license from RSA
Data Security, Inc., dated March 16, 1994. In accordance with the terms and
limitations of the RSAREF 2.0 license of March 16, 1994, this version of PGP may
be used for non-commercial purposes only.

PGP 2.5 strictly conforms to the conditions of the RSAREF 2.0 license of March 16,
1994. As permitted under its RSAREF license, MIT's distribution of PGP 2.5
includes an accompanying distribution of the March 16, 1994 release of RSAREF
2.0. Users of PGP 2.5 are directed to consult the RSAREF 2.0 license included with
the distribution to understand their obligations under that license.

This distribution of PGP 2.5, available in source code form, is available only to users
within the United States of America. Use of PGP 2.5 (and the included RSAREF 2.0)
may be subject to export control. Questions concerning possible export restrictions on
PGP 2.5 (and RSAREF 2.0) should be directed to the U.S. State Department's Office
of Defense Trade Controls.

Users in the United States of America can obtain information via FTP from
net-dist.mit.edu in the directory /pub/PGP.

***

Beta Release Note -- May 7, 1994

***

Today's release of PGP 2.5 is a beta test release, designed to permit users to
familiarize themselves with the program and to give us feedback before we make the
final release.

This version of PGP2.5 has been tested on the following platforms:

   MSDOS, Sun381i, Solaris 2.X, Ultrix 4.X, Linux, RS6000, 
   HP/UX 

Over the next few days, we will be testing PGP2.5 on a variety of other systems and
collecting bug reports from this release.

Please send bug reports to pgp-bugs@mit.edu.

If you obtain a copy of this beta release code, please keep checking http://web.mit.edu
for the announcement of the final release, so that you can update your copy of
PGP2.5. We expect the final release to occur within a week.

*** To Get PGP2.5: The directory where PGP2.5 is located is hidden. To get it you
need to telnet to "net-dist.mit.edu" and login as getpgp. You will be asked to confirm
that you will abide by the terms and conditions of the 3/16/94 RSAREF 2.0 license.
The license is in the file "license.txt" in /pub/PGP on net-dist.mit.edu you can see it
now by clicking here.