Philip Warner wrote:
>
> At 06:24 26/07/99 -0400, D'Arcy" "J.M." Cain wrote:
> >Thus spake Hannu Krosing
> >> Not to scare anyone away (I like crypto !;), but isn't it illegal to
> >> have SSL
> >> in an exportable product in US.
> >>
> >> I guess this should be kept in a separate patch distributed from an
> >> non-US site
> >> until US government wisens up.
> >
> >The PostgreSQL server is in Canada. There may still be some issues but
> >last time I checked we weren't a US state yet.
Good to hear, I was afraid of them being more or less the same
crypto-wise.
> Even if there are problems, I believe it's OK to export PostgreSQL with
> options for SSL support, so long as you don't export SSL.
Let's hope so. In US that would be a 'crypto hook' and legally as bad as
real crypto.
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Hannu