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From: U5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (CARDIOLOGY, R.M.H.)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: PKZIP 1.10 availability
Message-ID: <797@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
Date: 17 Jun 90 23:31:05 GMT
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Organization: The University of Melbourne
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>>Why is it not available via BBS? I have it on my BBS.
> 
> Since, technically speaking, it's illegal to export the regular version of
> PKZIP 1.10 outside the US/Canada (it contains encryption technology, which
> is a Bad Thing to export), some BBSs may choose not to carry it in order to
> protect themselves from legal action by Uncle Sam.

Funny thing...

You can dial up most BBS in Australia and get a copy, complete with the message
about not exporting it from the states.

P.S.  Does that mean I could post it to the net? :-)