From: Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 08:25:04 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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HP is in the process of ramroding a pro-GAK, pro-export control 
resolution through CommerceNet
Here are the details.
HP is marketing several DES products that currently can not be sold 
abroad. In order to be allowed to sell these products, HP is willing to 
give the USG the following in return:

1.  Support by CommerceNet to have GAK built into the (inevitable) 
domestic PKI.
2.  Support by CommerceNet for export restrictions on stronger forms of 
crypto than DES as well as restrictions on export of crypto for products 
not directly related (in HP
This ill conceived attempt to use CommerceNet
--Lucky