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From: steven@mcvax.UUCP (Steven Pemberton)
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Subject: Re: Question about International Unix System V
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Date: Mon, 17-Sep-84 09:46:32 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 17 09:46:32 1984
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> If the latter, why are we bothering about their regulations, or is this some
> sort of acquiescence by AT&T to foreign telecommunications authorities?

I hope this remark doesn't reflect the degree of xenophobia that it
suggests. "Other countries have different standards?  Well serve them right
to suffer!" 

Acquiescence??? Anyone would think it was a war! The USA has different
voltages to Europe. Should DEC then sell VAXes that only run to the USA
standard? Of course not.

Actually though, as it happens, the reason that Unixes leaving the US have
to be changed, is because of the Reagan administration's fear that we'll
only go and sell the encryption algorithms to the Commies! True fact. But he
was too late, cos we've got the algorithms anyway. And know what? We still
haven't sent them to the Reds!  (Though if you don't get those Cruise
missiles out, we will do, so be warned! :-)

Steven Pemberton, CWI, Amsterdam. steven@mcvax.