At 1:49 PM 1/21/96, Daniel A. Monjar wrote:

I've lurked for quite a while now. It is time to ask my first newbie question. I'll be going to Taiwan for three weeks in March. Is there likely to be any problems at US or Taiwan customs if I take Applied Cryptology 2/e along for personal study?

No. The U.S. rarely inspects outgoing stuff (I've never even seen an international departure area that has the facilities for Customs inspection). Unless tipped-off that some crime they are investigating is involved. Even if it ultimately gets established that printed books can require export permits--something I don't expect--the enforcement of such a situation would be problematic in the extreme. They might stop a cargo pallet from being shipped to Slobostan, but not individual books carried in luggage. "Don't ask, don't tell." On the Taiwan side, though, they may wonder why you brought an expensive U.S.-printed copy when you get the special rice-paper edition of "Applied Cryptography, 2nd Ed." for the equivalent of $2.25 in Taipei's book stalls. --Tim May Boycott espionage-enabled software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^756839 - 1 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."