From: Doug Peterson <fnorky@geocities.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 00:20:44 +0800
To: David Formosa <dformosa@st.nepean.uws.edu.au>
Subject: Re: I have had ENOUGH of this government bullshit!!
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? the Platypus {aka David Formosa} wrote:
> 
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> 
> On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, CST Administration Dept wrote:
> 
> > Screw this. I have finally blown my stack over this bullshit governmental
> > crap. From this oint forward, I fully and completely make available, IN THE
> > U.S, the International version of PGP 2.63.ix.
> 
> Um its RSA that prevent the distrabution of the international version of
> PGP in the USA not the goverment.

Yes, but was it not the US government that gave RSA the patent?  My
understanding is that the patent was applied for after the time limit
for applying for patents was up.  Anyone know if this is true?

-Doug