From: sameer <sameer@c2.org> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 15:29:11 -0800 (PST) Cc: prz@acm.org, cypherpunks@toad.com X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL20] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-cypherpunks@toad.com Precedence: bulk We've made no progress. Phil has lots lots of time and gained lots of grey hairs, and everyone who donated to his defense fund lost money. To the contrary, Phil won big. He avoided going to Federal court as the defendant in a felony case. That's what matters most. Yes, a lot of time, money and effort was spent reaching this outcome, but none of it was wasted. The US can still harass people if they want, and make their life hell. Of course they can; they're the U.S. government. No possible outcome of Phil's case would have changed this fact. If the Federal government wishes to make your life miserable they can always do so. The legal challenges to the ITAR regulations will continue forward in the various Federal courts, but that fight will no longer be on Phil Zimmermann's back. --bal