Re: [VANILLA-LIST:2490] RPM build

[Kurt Siegl <007@freemail.at>]

On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 you wrote:
>Yeah, I am still working with how to best to the RSA stuff. US crypto law make
>it a wanker.
>
>Can I get the ftp://ftp.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/pub/netrek/src/res-rsa2.tar.Z  and
>use inside a binary server or do I need to get the .crypt file, send mail to
>the rsakeys@us.netrek.org and use that, cuz I am a US citizen?

The ftp.risc netrek Archive is not longer supported anymore and already 
outdated, because I lost my account on that machine.

All crypto stuff and other importaint Netrek things are placed in the
contrib dir of the COW web server http://cow.netrek.org/contrib/

But using it inside US is a patent violation, as far as I know.
Reexporting it back outside US is a Crypto law violation ;-)

>What I'd like todo is check for the res-rsa2.tar.Z, if I find it unpack it and
>configure the server to use it. No .crypt file or email for passwords to
>decrypt.

The old one will not work anymore, use the new res-rsa.Vanilla.tgz
from the contrib dir.

>If I don't find it, warn the user, tell them where to get it and proceed.
>
>So, anyone want to write this up, who understands it and ask Tom to put it
>into the FAQ?

Is there anyone who really understands that?

>Q. What is the deal with US crypto laws and the RSA stuff in the Vanilla
>Server?
>
>A. US crypto law sucks ....

Glad not living there ;-)

Kurt (007)

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