>>>> now that US legislation has made it easier to export strong encryption >>>> products out of the USA (witness PGP), I was hoping to download Navigator >>>> 4.08 for 68k Macs from Europe - unfortunately, that's still not possible >>>> from the official download sites. >>> Maybe ya should see if some kind soul would down load it to a zip and send >>> it to you! >>I think that it might be in violation of federal law. I'd be concerned >>about that. >ONLY if you get caught! I had the full 128 bit install on my computer when >I went home! I might have maybe just installed it on another computer, >then again maybe I didn't! I just installed the 128-bit Navigator and IE on a 68K Mac the other day, so I happen to have the download link handy. Without going into the stupidity of the "munitions export" treaty regulations that govern this or the unlikelihood of prosecution even if you *do* get caught, it should be noted that the download agreement for Navigator does indeed preclude exporting it from the US or Canada: I will not directly or indirectly export or re-export the software (or any underlying part thereof) without first obtaining a US export license or determining that a license exception is available. This even precludes sending a copy from Canada, since the only way to get the software in the first place is to accept the agreement and download it from the States. However, if Brandy has a 128-bit version already in Australia (or anyone in any other country outside Canada or the US), she can do whatever she likes and send it to whomever she chooses. If you want a PPC or Unix 128-bit version, Fortify can also provide one for free (also from Australia), with the patcher at http://www.fortify.net/ (unfortunately one of the few platforms they don't support is the 68K Mac). As far as I know the only real modification of the pertinent US legislation has been to allow 56-bit encryption to be exported, including DES. 128 bits is still more than the NSA is comfortable admitting they can crack. ;) All that said, it really wouldn't very hard to convince the checker CGI at https://wwwus.netscape.com/usdl-bin/pdms_dnstest.cgi?PRODUCT=navigatorstandalone 4.08-mac68k7.6.1-en-base-128&COMPONENTS=CLIENT&TEMPLATES=NSCP that you're in the US or Canada, by connecting through a machine that is, and citizens of countries outside North America have no reason not to lie with the Accept button - the ITAR treaty doesn't affect them at all, because their nation hasn't signed it. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "If you can't play with words, what good are they?" ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
