New restrictions on distributing the SFL

Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 17:24:25 -0700 To: imc-sfl@imc.org From: Paul Hoffman / IMC Subject: New restrictions on distributing the SFL

I'm sorry to announce that the source code for the SFL has been removed from the official site. It has been moved to a new site, http://www.armadillo.huntsville.al.us/software/smime/ that appears to be export-controlled. You need a password to get the software from that site, and the passwords are handed out by the US Department of Defense. I'm personally embarssed that the government of my country enforces such silly laws. I understand that many other countries have similar laws, but that doesn't make me feel any better. I had hoped that the SFL would be the beginning of sensibility on the part of the US government with respect to cryptography distribution; I still have that hope for the future. There are many people on this mailing list who are outside the US, and this change in distribution may prevent you from getting the SFL. If other Web sites appear that contain unofficial versions of the SFL and do not restrict who can download from them, I will be happy to list those on the IMC SFL page at http://www.imc.org/imc-sfl/. I would also like to list links to cryptography packages that work with the SFL at our site. --Paul Hoffman, Director --Internet Mail Consortium