On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Damon Buckwalter wrote: > Shao Zhang wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > when I download netscape, I got the following error from Netscape > > 4.5: > > > > Bad Domain > > > > DNS NAME: > > Host Name: november.uws.EDU.AU > > IP Address: 137.154.230.60 > > Your DNS name probably won't be accepted. Click here for more info. > > > > I clicked more info and get the following: > > > > > > General > > > > We could not verify your domain as not known to be foreign, or your domain > > could not be resolved by reverse DNS. > > You're trying to download the _US_ version of Netscape from Australia, > and Big Brother, I mean, Uncle Sam, says that's a no-no.
It'a not quite that bad. You can import hard-encrypted software, but not export it. Maybe Austalia has some rules here of its own, however. > > > You cannot download this software unless your network connection does > > reverse DNS, and your domain is not known > > to be foreign. You may need to contact your system administrator. > > > > You can get the Export Version if one exists. > > Why not just install the netscape packages? They're in potato, and > slink too I belive. The "Export Version" of Netscape contains only > 40-bit encryption, instead of 128-bit, that's the only difference. You can convert it to 128-bit using Fortify. I think there is a package for this on non-us, or you can get it from www.fortify.net. Bob ---- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen