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- From: jp@interramp.com (John Powell)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.isdn,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Courier I-Modem upgrade?
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 05:28:07 GMT
- Organization: PSI Public Usenet Link
- Message-ID: <314f9307.776876168@nntp.interramp.com>
- References: <4icrri$nfi@pyrtech.mis.pyramid.com> <4ii991$c5e@eve.enteract.com> <fgoldstein.317.0016468B@bbn.com>
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- fgoldstein@bbn.com (Fred R. Goldstein) wrote:
-
- >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.
-
- Two words pretty much say it all:
-
- "Government" and "Lawyers"
-
- Try to apply logic to a situation where the above two mix and you are
- looking for trouble.
-
- I understand that all parties are working to get this issue resolved
- quiclkly. It is neither convenient nor desired by USR, I can assure
- you.
-
-