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1995-11-14 - Re: NSA, ITAR, NCSA and plug-in hooks.

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: James Black <black@sunflash.eng.usf.edu>
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Message ID: <199511142050.PAA05867@jekyll.piermont.com>
Reply To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951114144604.9607A-100000@sunflash.eng.usf.edu>
UTC Datetime: 1995-11-14 21:19:35 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 05:19:35 +0800

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 05:19:35 +0800
To: James Black <black@sunflash.eng.usf.edu>
Subject: Re: NSA, ITAR, NCSA and plug-in hooks.
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James Black writes:
>   I scanned through the ITAR, and I agree that there doesn't seem to be 
> anything about hooks that are illegal, but the NSA does have the 
> authority to protect whatever threatens national security.

Since when? They aren't a police agency. They have no power to arrest
or prosecute, and they don't even (directly) make any decisions on any
of this stuff (although they are responsible for the decisions that
made).

.pm

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