Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:18:52 +0200 From: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> To: Studded <Studded@dal.net> Cc: Lanny Baron <beef@cybertouch.org>, Malartre <malartre@aei.ca>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ssh in canada. Message-ID: <3608224C.70A17119@pipeline.ch> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980921202328.494B-100000@beef.cybertouch.org> <360818B5.BB54462@dal.net>
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Studded wrote: > > Lanny Baron wrote: > > > > On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Malartre wrote: > > > > > What are the possible consequence of using ssh in canada? I was forced > > > to put the usa_resident flag in /etc/make.conf to compile ssh. > > > I am in Canada and installed ssh. So far I have had no problem. > > And if its not legal for some reason. What would the reason be? > > > > If gov'ts are worrying about ssh..maybe they should focus on the ease of > > children seeing hard core porn and brutality. They might get somewhere. > > Actually, one of the arguments that the American FBI uses in favor of > maintaining the export restrictions on strong crypto is that it is used > by child pornographers to transmit their wares. Ahhh, now I understand! Since there are no child pornographers in the US, who could use ssh legally, it is sufficient to restrict export to stop them to use it. Wow... I'd like to know the IQ of the person who made that argument... must be under room temperature... PS: SSH has been written outside the US and is there also available -- Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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