Maybe instead of many people producing different patches (some of which will be good and some bad) a new version (labelled as v2.6euro?) should be released from outside the USA that is derived from 2.3a code; therefore producing a version that is no different in _appearance_ to MIT's v2.6.
Also, some ftp sites and bulletin boards outside the USA don't like carrying software that was illegally exported. A special non-USA version of 2.6 would allow everyone to be happy and compatible.
While creating a 2.6-like version from 2.3a seems a worthy goal, this supporting argument is flawed. The original PGP was written in the USA and, never having received the proper export approvals, must have been "illegally exported." Isn't Phil Zimmerman being "investigated" by a grand jury for this even now? So, it would seem to me that a bulletin board carrying any version of PGP holds illegally exported software (wrt US law). How does 2.3a differ from 2.6 in this respect? -- Jeff