From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/56304 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jesper Harder Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: Crypto problems again Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 01:24:39 +0100 Sender: ding-owner@lists.math.uh.edu Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1076027238 28428 80.91.224.253 (6 Feb 2004 00:27:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 00:27:18 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ding-owner+M4844@lists.math.uh.edu Fri Feb 06 01:27:10 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from malifon.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.13]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Aotps-0001Fw-00 for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2004 01:27:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by malifon.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1AotpJ-0000Q1-00; Thu, 05 Feb 2004 18:26:33 -0600 Original-Received: from justine.libertine.org ([66.139.78.221] ident=postfix) by malifon.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 1AotpC-0000Pv-00 for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Thu, 05 Feb 2004 18:26:26 -0600 Original-Received: from pfepa.post.tele.dk (pfepa.post.tele.dk [195.41.46.235]) by justine.libertine.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4494A3A0042 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 18:26:25 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: from [195.249.83.1] (0xc3f95301.esnxr2.ras.tele.dk [195.249.83.1]) by pfepa.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF40347FFC8 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 01:26:22 +0100 (CET) Original-To: ding@gnus.org Mail-Followup-To: ding@gnus.org In-Reply-To: (Wes Hardaker's message of "Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:11:57 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Precedence: bulk Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:56304 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general:56304 Wes Hardaker writes: >>>>>> On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 23:18:46 +0100, Jesper Harder said: > > Jesper> We recommend that you perform IP checking and deny downloads > Jesper> to known embargoed countries. This due diligence also would > Jesper> provide a defense to a claim of civil liability. If you find > Jesper> out that your software has been downloaded to a prohibited > Jesper> destination, then I recommend that you block future downloads > Jesper> to that specific site unless and until you obtain a license > Jesper> from BXA. > > That last part seems to imply that after you get a license you should > release the block. This paragraph makes no sense, since you can't do > the first part until after you write BXA and the second part isn't > required after you write the BXA. I think what they mean is: If you become aware that an evil Taleban is downloading cryptoEmacs, you should block his IP unless you obtain permission to export it to Taleban controlled Afghanistan. You won't get this permission, of course, so the IP should stay blocked. > It's almost written like an opinion that even though you can release > it to one of the 7 evil countries of the world (TM) (or is it now 5 > since we took over 2 of them?) you shouldn't do so because it would > be morally wrong. I don't think that's the intent. It might make more sense if you read the context, near the bottom.