-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Here is how to set up an ITAR compliant (I think) ftp site that you can place crypto files up for distribution within the USA and Canada. The exact details will vary depending on your Internet service provider. I think the method is sound, because it is pretty much what rsa.com does, and they have lots of lawyers to figure this stuff out. You should take a look at their site and make sure that the README file you put up is close to what they have. 1. Send a message to support@netcom.com to ask them to set up an ftp area for you (read the faq on it, first). 2. Create an alias in your home directory to point to the ftp directory (something like ln -s ~ftp/name ftp) 3. Create a directory in your ftp directory called (exactly) I_will_not_export. Set its permissions with chmod 711 I_will_not_export. 4. Create a directory under I_will_not_export called crypto_xxxxxxx, and set its permissions to 755 (chmod 755 crypto_xxxxxxx). Under that directory, place files and/or directories for USA consumption only. 5. Set the base ftp directory permissions to 755 cd cd ftp chmod 755 . 6. Get the files gate and newdir from my ftp directory and copy them to your base ftp directory. 7. Set the permissions on the above files to allow execution chmod 700 gate newdir 8. Copy crypto_dir from my ftp directory to your home directory and set its permissions to allow execution. cd cp ~ftp/mpj/crypto_dir . chmod 700 crypto_dir 9. Add the command crypto_dir to your .login script with an editor tool. 10. Copy my README file to your base ftp directory, and edit to taste, but make sure the line with the crypto directory name is unedited. Set the README file permissions to allow reading by the world (chmod 644 README). Make sure the legal requirements to ftp are clear to the average jury. 11. Set up .message files with appropriate messages for your directories. The crypto directory name should be changed and README updated every time you log in. Any questions? ___________________________________________________________ |\ /| | | | | \/ |o| | Michael Paul Johnson Colorado Catacombs BBS 303-938-9654 | | | | / _ | mpj@csn.org ftp csn.org \mpj\README.MPJ for access info.| | |||/ /_\ | aka mpjohnso@nyx.cs.du.edu mikej@exabyte.com | | |||\ ( | m.p.johnson@ieee.org CIS 71331,2332 VPGP key by finger | | ||| \ \_/ |___________________________________________________________| -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.4 iQCVAgUBLaQveT9nBjyFM+vFAQHU8QP+M2VGQmw5Vj6zF9i7pc+15wiwDsmdKqZj LNXOiOQFKP51LYd+WxilU01lcLAKjqFhuCcG4iB4GCXM/4Lz3tdBRG5SB7k3BrBz BpsOi8kjlQKsTlbR8aI8S9TbeGABB5DKvVwtxr8767Wrt6LjoQnWowSeV0q9B+Kr +aM96+RaBEE= =bTs8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----