Timothy C. May wrote:
Likewise, much "export-controlled" software is freely purchasable without any form of identification or proof of citizenship/residency in any of thousands of U.S. software stores. (I don't know if the copies of Netscape Navigator on the shelves in U.S. stores are now the "U.S." version, as opposed to be a somwhat-crippled version, but I sure do know that a *lot* of nominally-export-controlled software _is_ freely purchasable.)
The retail version of Netscape Navigator sold in US stores has been the US version for almost a year now. The first run were the export version, because the marketing people thought it would be easier. When I explained the issue, they made the change to the stronger US version immediately. --Jeff -- Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist Netscape Communication Corporation jsw@netscape.com - http://home.netscape.com/people/jsw Any opinions expressed above are mine.