At 18:01 1/24/96, Jeff Weinstein wrote:

I don't think that the TLAs are concerned about people at foreign universities using kerberos. They are much more worried about mass market products. If we did the same thing as was done for kerberos, then exported the code to a foreign subsidiary, I believe that the government would try to make a case against us that we had participated in a conspiracy to circumvent the export restrictions.

I think the only reason why the NSA has been getting away with this garbage is because they convinced others that challenging the party line will destroy you. I also think that they are bluffing. It is time that some party with financial resources and public credibility makes a test case out of themselves. An educational institution would be suited best. Any takers? -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred.