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From: hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: PKZIP `export version'
Message-ID: <90.26e25107@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz>
Date: 3 Sep 90 00:48:07 GMT
References: <5941@castle.ed.ac.uk>
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In article <5941@castle.ed.ac.uk>, djm@castle.ed.ac.uk (D Murphy) writes:
> Whatever would anyone want that for ? Can't they get hold of real versions ?

I'm surprised at all this.  The 'merican version of PKZIP has been floating
around New Zealand for quite some time.  Should be available from any BBS.
 
> This sounds like some moron in the State Department saying `its my ball and
> youre not playing with it'. 

Normal Govt. attitude, isn't it?
 
> Is the only difference between the two that the US/Canada one has the ability
> to encrypt the company-serial number data into a zipfile for the 
> authentication check (since this was the only bit in the readme file which
> had `US/Canada only' on it) ?

I understand that the full registered version allows you to encrypt the FILES
in the archive.  But only American companies can get the software key to this
feature.  Why then they had to make two different versions escapes me.
 
> Now, I'm about to register for this thing (any *idea* how much profit the
> banks make out of sending a cheque in another currency ? - lots) but I 

I suggest you buy travellers cheques and send them with your registration. 
There's only a 1% charge for this.

Peter