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1996-07-18 - Re: Netscape download requirements

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From: Jeff Weinstein <jsw@netscape.com>
To: janke@unixg.ubc.ca
Message Hash: 1f1e985d0ecb562b1f8c1ad5e9d1b75d7b1217d098aa8dd3692a4f9c0394eb43
Message ID: <31ED5EEF.5AA3@netscape.com>
Reply To: <31EB61E5.520E@netscape.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-07-18 07:34:40 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:34:40 +0800

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From: Jeff Weinstein <jsw@netscape.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:34:40 +0800
To: janke@unixg.ubc.ca
Subject: Re: Netscape download requirements
In-Reply-To: <31EB61E5.520E@netscape.com>
Message-ID: <31ED5EEF.5AA3@netscape.com>
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janke@unixg.ubc.ca wrote:
> 
> Why is the 128-bit version available only in the United States?
> It can't be due to ITAR since export of crypto to Canada is ok.
> Does it have something to due with RSA only being patented in
> the United States so that's the only place RSADSI wants it
> used? I noticed that Netscape's SSL implementation is available
> only to developers in the U.S. as well.

  Because we have not yet been able to obtain the address verification
databases that we need for Canada.  There is someone working on
tracking this down right now.  When we get the proper database we
will add access to canada.

	--Jeff

-- 
Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist
Netscape Communication Corporation
jsw@netscape.com - http://home.netscape.com/people/jsw
Any opinions expressed above are mine.

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