From: "James C. Sewell" <jims@MPGN.COM>
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 08:42:47 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Am I protected by ignorance?
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960726211544.006de9b8@tansoft.com>
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At 11:29 AM 7/26/96 +0200, Remo Pini wrote:
>
>Since there is no way for me to know where the server stands, do I violate 
>the ITAR, and if so, am I realistically prosecutable?

The Feds consider crypto as munitions so I guess you could ask that same
question as:
      I sold a bunch of Stinger missiles to a man with an American sounding
     name, "Smith."  How was I to know he was __________[bad guys]?

I bet they would prosecute you for the missiles so I'd suspect they would
on the crypto too.

Me?  A lawyer?  HAHAHAHAHAHhahahahhaaa Yeah, right!
Jim Sewell - jims@tansoft.com    Tantalus Incorporated - Key West, FL