microsoft xp gssapi client talking to solaris8 gssapi server

Ken Hornstein kenh at cmf.nrl.navy.mil
Sun Oct 6 16:52:10 EDT 2002


>I assumed it was a given in this case that the original export was done
>legally.  True, the UK Debian mirror is no different from a US mirror in
>this regard, but I took your message as suggesting there was a known 
>export violation here.

My apologies if I implied Debian was doing the wrong thing; AFACT, they
are complying with the appropriate regs.

>In any case, though IANAL, my understanding of the export regs are that
>the penalties apply mostly to the *exporter*; so anyone outside the US who
>gets their hands on Kerberos is safe, unless they're also redistributing
>it and becoming exporters themselves.

My understanding is different, but since neither one of us are lawyers,
perhaps further speculation is not useful :-)

--Ken



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