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- From: fgoldstein@bbn.com (Fred R. Goldstein)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.isdn,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Courier I-Modem upgrade?
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 10:05:24 EST
- Organization: BBN Corp.
- Message-ID: <fgoldstein.317.0016468B@bbn.com>
- References: <4icrri$nfi@pyrtech.mis.pyramid.com> <4ii991$c5e@eve.enteract.com>
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- In article <4ii991$c5e@eve.enteract.com> midas@enteract.com writes:
-
- >> o Why is USR no longer supplying flash upgrades via email/ftp/... but is
- >> sending them by regular mail? Something about the government?
-
- >Because legally they aren't allowed to ship any code that supports
- >analog 33.6K speeds outside the U.S. borders at this time. Since there
- >is no way to determine that an email address is within the U.S. they
- >cannot send it that way. Obviously there is also no way to restrict FTP
- >access to just U.S. locations either.
-
- Can you explain this?
-
- Does ITAR consider 33.6-capable modems to be a munition? Does the modem
- perform encryption?
-
- Or does USR have a licensing agreement with someone that limits distribution
- to the USA?
-
- Or does USR worry that consumers in other countries might violate their
- countries homologation rules by installing it without authorization?
-
- This "legality" excuse is a little concerning.
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