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Re: Is crypt(1) a prohibited export?



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[To: Jeremey Barrett <[email protected]>]
[cc: [email protected]]
[Subject: Re: Is crypt(1) a prohibited export? ]
[In-reply-to: Your message of Sat, 13 Apr 96 22:21:14 MST.]
             <[email protected]> 

While not paying attention, Jeremey Barrett <[email protected]> wrote:
>crypt() is a hash function, and hence is not subject to export restriction.
>(To my knowledge).

crypt(3) is a library routine implementing a hash function. Crypt(1) is
a general purpose cryptography program implementing an algorithm similar
to an enigma rotor machine. My question stands.

>On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, Chris McAuliffe wrote:
>> Is crypt(1) a prohibited export from the US? I thought it was. The
>> reason I ask is that it has come to my attention that HP ships that
>> overseas too, with HP-UX versions 9 and 10...

Chris McAuliffe <[email protected]> (No, not that one.)

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