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From: swildner@channelz.GUN.de (Sascha Wildner)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD outside of US??
Organization: Low Density
In-Reply-To: lupe@alanya.isar.muc.de's message of Mon, 23 Aug 1993 21:45:50 GMT
References: <WS.93Aug22212223@kurt.tools.de> <258qov$i3e@landin.ecs.soton.ac.uk>
	<1993Aug23.083546.5676@gmd.de> <25aru3$cdv@umd5.umd.edu>
	<1993Aug23.214550.2910@alanya.isar.muc.de>
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Sender: swildner@channelz.GUN.de (Sascha Wildner)
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1993 22:53:10 GMT
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In article <1993Aug23.214550.2910@alanya.isar.muc.de> lupe@alanya.isar.muc.de (Lupe Christoph) writes:

   This also makes it illegal to export/import offensive jokes, because
   they are normally posted in rot13 format which constitutes an
   encryption, not being plainly readable.

Why that?  Is it illegal to ftp an encrypted file from the US?  Not the
algorithm, just encrypted data.


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        Sascha Wildner, Am Druvendriesch 27, 50354 Huerth, Germany

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