Simon Spero sez:
On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Adam Shostack wrote:
Phil Karn failed to get an export license for 3des for foriegn offices of Qualcomm, staffed by Americans. See www.eff.org/pub/Crypto/ITAR_export/nsa_3des_export_denial_0396.letter
That's unusual- certainly for the bigger companies
It is far worse. Every time Qualcomm wishes to send a bug fix to their Hong Kong switch, they must go through the entire song&dance re: NSA/Commerce/etc. Clearly harassment of The Enemy by Big Brother. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433