"Michael C Taylor (CSD)" <mctaylor@olympus.mta.ca> writes:
On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
Meta-question: if someone posts strong crypto source code to the moderated mailing list, can the moderator(s) be prosecuted under ITAR?
The moderator would not prosecuted if the moderator & host machine wasn't located in USA and not a USA citizen and if the post was not from USA.
The poster may be a target if located inside USA or a USA citizen. The moderator might be prosecuted if the post originated inside USA or went through USA to be exported outside USA & Canada.
Years ago I was participating in a moderated cryptography mailing list hosted in Japan. I'm sorry I don't recall the name of our gracious moderated from Tohoku U. Eventually he had no time for it and let it die. Anyway I recall posting Gilmore's DES code to that list. How ironic. Anyway, it looks like almost every packet these days goes via mae-west and/or mae-east. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps