[13141] in Cypherpunks
Re: Keyserver service outRAGE
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (nobody@shell.portal.com)
Thu May 5 16:49:32 1994
Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 13:44:53 -0700
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: nobody@shell.portal.com
In-Reply-To: <9405051430.AA10487@mass6.FRB.GOV>
Tom Allard <m1tca00@FRB.GOV> wrote:
> gtoal@an-teallach.com (Graham Toal) sez:
>
> [...]
>
> > The restriction on what new keys they accept was part of the deal, but
> > stop and think what it really means - is it going to affect *anybody*?
>
> Yes, it will effect those not in the U.S. Or did you forget about them?
>
> > And what's to stop you fetching 2.5 and loading/re-dumping your old
> > key from that version?
>
> ITAR.
So that's it, isn't it? Clipperized PGP. The government has pressured
RSA into allowing a new version of PGP, in an attempt to displace the
use of freeware PGP, with the hope that they will then be able to
control it more. This stinks.
