At 1:04 PM 1/28/96 -0800, Vladimir Z. Nuri wrote:
Zimmermann supports my contention, as I wrote in the post. NOTHING happened to him. it is conceivable this same result could have been arrived at (government drops investigation) if he never even hired a lawyer.
Zimmermann is a perfect example of what may be counterproductive hysteria on *our* side, toward advancing crypto. if Zimmermann cannot be prosecuted, and is not prosecuted, where are the ITAR "teeth"???
I am not a lawyer, but I suspect that the proscuters gave up because they could not build a trail of evidence between Zimmermann and the actual export. After all, Zimmermann only wrote PGP. He didn't post it on the net. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA