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From: reink@neth.hp.com (Reinier Kleipool)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: DES - non us
Date: 12 Dec 1994 20:10:40 GMT
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Paulo Menezes (paulo@@dee.uc.pt) wrote:
: Is there a no US DES implementation for FreeBSD 2.0R?

What i am asking myself is: In all commecial un*x DES is used. But they
distribute only the compiled *.o file. So why cant we use the compiled
crypt.o outside the USA. You may keep the secret that's inside it!

Reinier Kleipool
Netherlands.