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1996-07-21 - Re: Netscape download requirements

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From: David Sternlight <david@sternlight.com>
To: Adam Shostack <paquin@netscape.com
Message Hash: d869b6a90681c104e6c5267d81d972086d236801e686363b8f4bc66f08b30623
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Reply To: <31EFCCCC.B13@netscape.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-07-21 18:18:18 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 02:18:18 +0800

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From: David Sternlight <david@sternlight.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 02:18:18 +0800
To: Adam Shostack <paquin@netscape.com
Subject: Re: Netscape download requirements
In-Reply-To: <31EFCCCC.B13@netscape.com>
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At 12:34 PM -0700 7/20/96, Adam Shostack wrote:
>	Don't screw with the system, and I can bet how the policy
>review will come out.
>
>	We just had a policy review; the National Academy of Sciences
>had a very prestigious group do a review of our Cryptographic Policy.
>It suggested liberalization.
>
>	Clearly, someone didn't like that, so the Powers That Be are
>doing another policy review in the hopes of getting a review that they
>like.  If they don't get something they like, there will be another
>policy review, chaired by Loius Freeh, and taking testimony from such
>prestigious cryptographers as Dr. Denning.

This is not a technocracy, and the NAS is not a government policy review
body but an advisory one.

Having said that, your cynicism is probably well founded. :-)

David

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