At 08:24 PM 1/24/96 -0500, you wrote:

In article <9601242357.AA02688@alpha>, Mike McNally <m5@dev.tivoli.com> wrote:

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This sounds fishy to me. I don't recall reading anything to suggest that export of cryptographic software (or any other munition) requires that the stuff be *used* outside the US for an offense to be committed; why should export of a cryptographer's wetware be any different? Either the expertise leaves the country or it doesn't, I'd think.

Here's section 120.17 of ITAR:

@ 120.17 -- Export.

Export means:

(6) A launch vehicle or payload shall not, by reason of the launching of such vehicle, be considered an export for purposes of this subchapter. However, for certain limited purposes (see @ 126.1 of this subchapter), the controls of this subchapter may apply to any sale, transfer or proposal to sell or transfer defense articles or defense services.

So we could launch Jeff Wienstien in a rocket without violating ITAR as long as we do not sell him. "Hey Jeff... Want a ride?" ];> Alan Olsen -- alano@teleport.com -- Contract Web Design & Instruction `finger -l alano@teleport.com` for PGP 2.6.2 key http://www.teleport.com/~alano/ National Security uber alles!