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From: mbrown@testsys.austin.ibm.com (Mark Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Is crypt(1) part of AIX?
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Date: 2 Jan 91 19:16:45 GMT
References: <1990Dec31.161221.10522@cbnewsd.att.com>
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In article <1990Dec31.161221.10522@cbnewsd.att.com>,
timborn@cbnewsd.att.com (timothy.d.born) writes:
|> I'm having some difficulty with the crypt(1) command on AIX 3.1.
|> It doesn't seem to exist.  The sales reps are unable to make a definitive 
|> answer, so I'm looking for other data points.  The question is: did 
|> IBM supply you with a crypt command?  If so, where is it installed, & 
|> what package was it part of, please.

IBM does *not* ship the crypt(1) command in AIXv3.
The reason is legal, involving US export restrictions. The library function
is still there, however.

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