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Re: PGP 2.6 is dangerous in the long term ?

To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: PGP 2.6 is dangerous in the long term ?
From: Linn Stanton <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 09:37:29 -0400
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 25 May 1994 12:43:46 CDT." <[email protected]>
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In message <[email protected]>you write:
  > As the RSA patent is expected to expire in the coming years, one would
  > expect the liberation of PGP, at least in terms of the RSA algorithm
  > (negating the export control issues). The sinister fact of PGP 2.6, and
  > other derived RSAREF product is that even as the patent itself expires,
  > RSADSI still exerts control over PGP by way of RSAREF.

I don't see this as a real worry. Once the use of RSA is legal worldwide, it
is fairly easy to just yank the RSAREF code and drop in functionally
equivalent, but legally unencumbered, code.  Or, everyone in the US/Canada
could just copy the compatable code from abroad.

Linn H. Stanton <[email protected]>

The above opinions are exclusively my own. If anyone else wants them,
they can buy them from me. Easy terms can be arranged.
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u8o2M4c3Nv/tkoou24gDtM43/jSrRAalcX40pbGRqWJkkayJ52J8o4KupCrgsKLg
fBE5P4tcUo9KaeJIaOfItJ2qrfTOcFuN7GiyTQ1E2/FGPSHDoqz3kXhxoZcNAAUR
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=H8OV
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References:
- PGP 2.6 is dangerous in the long term ?
  - From: [email protected] (Matthew Gream)

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