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Re: NSA, ITAR, NCSA and plug-in hooks.

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Brickner)
Wed Nov 15 14:18:27 1995

To: jimbell@pacifier.com (jim bell)
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: (Your message of Tue, 14 Nov 1995 15:58:40 PST.)
             <m0tFUJh-00091rC@pacifier.com> 
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:08:14 -0600
From: Scott Brickner <sjb@universe.digex.net>

jim bell writes:
>>I think it's 121.1, Category XIII paragraph (b) item (5):
>>"Ancillary equipment specifically designed or modified for paragraphs (b)
>>(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this category;"
>
>Question:  What makes computers in general NOT describable by such a
>paragraph?!?

The referenced paragraphsdescribe cryptographic hardware, software and
technical data.  Computers in general are not "specifically designed"
as cryptographic equipment.

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