[42863] in Cypherpunks
Re: using PGP only for digital signatures
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Black)
Sat Nov 4 17:07:04 1995
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 17:02:08 -0500 (EST)
From: James Black <black@eng.usf.edu>
To: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199511042157.NAA09158@ihtfp.org>
Hello,
On Sat, 4 Nov 1995, Derek Atkins wrote:
> It is still illegal for them to export it, however any foreign
> national can walk up to any computer store and by anything they wish,
> and take it on the plane with them. Therefore, in an institution of
> higher learning, the same standards should be allowed. If the
> government does not want your student to have access to possibly
> "dangerous" information, then they should not be allowed into the
> country at all.
>
> Therefore, I say just make PGP available to your students.
I'm trying, but all the legal angles need to be covered first. This
answer helped a great deal though. Just remember, I am just an undergrad
student. :)
Thanx.
James Black
