AOL will not allow me to upload MacPGP on the basis that there is a court case pending against the author, and therefore it should not be allowed. My question is since the court case is pending why can't they allow it on until a verdict has been reached? Is this common for commercial online services or ftp sites to ban it?

Jim Bodzos of RSA has a simple plan that goes roughly like this: if you make money off of RSA, he makes money. CompuServ pulled PGP a long time ago, way before PRZ's lawsuit, because they were the only ones making money off PGP in the country -- all those $$ for download fees. EFF had it in their forum, as did several others, all were pulled. Pat Pat Farrell Grad Student pfarrell@gmu.edu Department of Computer Science George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Public key availble via finger #include <standard.disclaimer>