Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 08:33:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Lanny Baron <beef@cybertouch.org> To: Andre Oppermann <oppermann@pipeline.ch> Cc: Studded <Studded@dal.net>, Malartre <malartre@aei.ca>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ssh in canada. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980927082808.10373D-100000@beef.cybertouch.org> In-Reply-To: <3608224C.70A17119@pipeline.ch>
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Sorry but I don't get it. This ssh is *i think* for secure password auth. What does that have to do with child porn or any act of madness that people can conjure up? If some person that wants to trade or send out pics of disgusting things, how is ssh supposed to either guarantee his/her security and/or prevent it from spreading? lanny On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Andre Oppermann wrote: > Studded wrote: > > > > Lanny Baron wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Malartre wrote: > > > > > > > What are the possible consequence of using ssh in canada? I was forced > > > > to put the usa_resident flag in /etc/make.conf to compile ssh. > > > > > I am in Canada and installed ssh. So far I have had no problem. > > > And if its not legal for some reason. What would the reason be? > > > > > > If gov'ts are worrying about ssh..maybe they should focus on the ease of > > > children seeing hard core porn and brutality. They might get somewhere. > > > > Actually, one of the arguments that the American FBI uses in favor of > > maintaining the export restrictions on strong crypto is that it is used > > by child pornographers to transmit their wares. > > Ahhh, now I understand! Since there are no child pornographers in the > US, who could use ssh legally, it is sufficient to restrict export to > stop them to use it. Wow... I'd like to know the IQ of the person who > made that argument... must be under room temperature... > > PS: SSH has been written outside the US and is there also available > > -- > Andre > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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