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From: liam@cs.qmw.ac.uk (William Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kerberos
Subject: Re: Export restriction removed (?)
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Date: 10 Jul 90 12:20:26 GMT
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In <43108@cornell.UUCP> ken@gvax.cs.cornell.edu (Ken Birman) writes:

>An East-German group expressed interest in using ISIS, and this lead
>me to check on the status of US export restrictions in regard to software
>like the ISIS system.

>Although I need to get this in writing, my understanding based on this
>phone conversation is that ISIS is no longer subject to any export
>restrictions, at all.  To the extent that any might still be in effect,
>they would only apply to a small set of countries based on concerns about
>nuclear non-proliferation -- the old free-world/non-free world split
>no longer seems to be the issue.

>The person I spoke to is a USDC expert on software export controls.  He
>seemed qualified to make this determination, but (to be fair) he also
>needs some written material from me to respond officially.

>At any rate, my understanding is that the export restrictions on ISIS
>have effectively been lifted.


Has there been any changes in the distribution restrictions on
Kerberos?  Ken Birman's message on comp.sys.isis suggests that
things are changing and the computing press has much talk about
COCOM rules going away...
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