Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 15:33:20 -0700
Message-Id: <199707132233.PAA01340@puffin.eng.sun.com>
From: Marianne Mueller <mrm@Eng>
To: navindra@cs.mcgill.ca
Subject: Re: incomplete export control terms and conditions ?
Hi,
You must be in the US or Canada to download the software. If you
subvert our download procedures, be aware that you are in violation of
US export laws.
I know this sounds silly, but, it is the US law.
For example, US citizens traveling on business are not allowed to have
"strong crypto" on the laptops that they carry with them. The
regulations *are* meant to cover export of software outside the
borders of US or Canada.
If you want to express an opinion to the US government about this
policy, please do! Some URLs are
US Dept of Commerce www.doc.gov
Export Policy Resource Page www.crypto.com
Computer Systems Public Policy www.cspp.org
As a US-based company, we do not invent the export policy, but we have
to abide by it. Thanks for understanding.
Marianne