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Re: Zimmermann case is dropped.
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- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 23:20:13 +0100
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I wrote:
> ...and I'm sure they'll be watching VERY closely to see how
>version 3.0 will be distributed....
John Young wrote:
>AUSA William Keane in today's WSJ:
>
> "This decision shouldn't be interpreted as meaning
> anything. I caution people against concluding the
> Internet is now free for export."
Alex Strasheim wrote:
>The government's policy doesn't prevent crypto from spreading around the
>world, but it does discourage a lot of people from distributing code
>they've written or modified. That's the point of the policy, and from
>their point of view it's probably a big success.
My sentiments <expanded upon> exactly. I tend to disbelieve in
coincidences. Rather, I found the timing of dropping the investigation
of PRZ and the anticipated release of version 3.0 extremely interesting.
One might conclude that their attitude was: "Let's throw this fish back
and aim for a 'keeper'.