Re: More problems for non-US?

[john@dhh.gt.org]

Sven LUTHER wrote:
> What are the legalities involved in doing cryptography over telnet from a
> country where crypto is outlawed but on a computer who is in crypto-free
> country ?

Joost writes:
> AFAIK, this is a problem for people from the United States,...

I can see no reason why it would not be perfectly legal to telnet to a
foreign host from the US and run a crypto program there.  The program isn't
crossing the US border.

> ...for the same reason why exporting the software itself is a problem.

Exporting the software itself is a problem because exporting the software
is illegal.  Using it is not.
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John Hasler
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