Re: tlug: 128 bit encryption

[Rob Bickel <rob@example.com>]

On Fri, 12 Jun 1998 craigoda@example.com wrote:

> Hello,
> I was trying to simplify transactions with a U.S. firm in the
> the U.S. and am required to have a browser with 128bit encryption.
> They're saying Netscape, but I guess it could be any browser
> that support 128bit encryption.  I think that a 128bit version of Linux
> exists.  However, I can't download it because the reverse DNS seems
> to be actually verifying the country that the IP corresponds to.
> You have to be in the U.S. and be a U.S. citizen to download the
> 128 bit version right now.  Or, at least this is what the download
> directions say.  Is this law still in effect?  I thought the government
> had seen the light on this issue?

You are right that the reverse DNS does seem to be detecting the .jp, so
it is pretty hard to get it here.  Unless of course you have an account
on a US server (Of course I would never advocate this :) ), but you can
download netscape to your US server, and then ftp from there.  Of course
I would never do something that illegal.  :)  Although if you still can't
get the 128 bit encrypted netscape, let me know.  I may be able to do
something about that.  Nothing illegal of course.

Rob

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