On page 1 of today's Post Business section (below the fold) "Bill would ease curbs on encoding software exports" Lead paragraphs: "A buill that could signal a showdown between America's high tech industries and the national security establishment was introduced into the House Yesterday. Rgp Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) submitted legislation to liberalize export controls on software with features that allow users to encrypt data." I'll leave out the rest to save bandwidth and typing. If some one is dying for all the text, let me know and I'll email it. Not much new info, NSA against, indussry for, the famous "genie lack in the bottle" quote from Conrgessman Gejdenson, etc. For folks outside the beltway, Congress is trying like crazy to go home for Thanksgiving and stay there until January. Nothing will happen on this bill until next year. The release timing was simply to get some favorablelXmas brownie points when the congresscritters hit the local rubber chicken circuit. Pat Pat Farrell Grad Student pfarrell@netcom.com Department of Computer Science George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Public key availble via finger #include <standard.disclaimer>