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From: prc@maxim.ERBE.SE (Robert Claeson)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers
Subject: Re: simple encryption in mail (no more legal discussion)
Keywords: crypt, uuencode, legal aspects
Message-ID: <485@maxim.ERBE.SE>
Date: 4 Feb 89 18:25:50 GMT
References: <1178@raspail.UUCP> <508@solaris.UUCP> <1119MICHAEL@MAINE> <1298@ndmath.UUCP>
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In article <1298@ndmath.UUCP>, krueger@ndmath.UUCP (Andreas Krueger) writes:

> Unfortunately, legal aspects aren't quite over if this poor
> fellow is not in the US, for (quote from man crypt):
> 
>  > RESTRICTIONS
>  >      This program is not available on  software  shipped  outside
>  >      the U.S.

So let's  use DES instead. Even though not included in the export versions
of UNIX, it's  universally available and the algorithms are  well-known.
One can even use it to send mail to Russia :-).
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