Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!altnet!edc
From: edc@ALTOS.COM (Eric Christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Crypt() in Elm - This may be a problem!
Keywords: crypt elm international
Message-ID: <470@altnet.ALTOS.COM>
Date: 17 Jun 88 08:21:39 GMT
Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA.
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O.K., I'm in a rowdy mood, so I think I'll start a debate here. Gotta liven up
this newsgroup a bit while we're waiting for the vote tally :-)

I've got an issue with the use of the crypt() routines in Elm. These routines
are not available to anyone outside of the United States. Now, I don't know
about anyone else, but I've got several international offices that do / want to
use Elm.

My suggestion is that we replace the crypt() calls with a public domain routine.
It won't be compatible with the crypt() routine, but I don't think that that
will really be an issue. 

Actually, I was reminded of this by Robert Claeson at PVAB in Sweden. He has
generously volenteered to supply public domain DES and enigma functions which
we could utilize.

This should be done before an offical 2.0 release. We don't really want to
have 2 incompatible encryption routines in Elm. Yes, I know the 2.0 gamma
is out there using crypt(). But does this "renegade", as Dave calls it, 
software really count? I would assume that everybody would upgrade to the
official release when it comes out. Any anyone who doesn't...... well, what
can I say. They're on their own.

Comments? Flames?
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