Re: [HACKERS] RE: [INTERFACES] Re: SSL patch

At 06:24 26/07/99 -0400, D'Arcy" "J.M." Cain wrote:
>Thus spake Hannu Krosing
>> Not to scare anyone away (I like crypto !;), but isn't it illegal to
>> have SSL 
>> in an exportable product in US.
>> 
>> I guess this should be kept in a separate patch distributed from an
>> non-US site 
>> until US government wisens up.
>
>The PostgreSQL server is in Canada.  There may still be some issues but
>last time I checked we weren't a US state yet.
>

Even if there are problems, I believe it's OK to export PostgreSQL with
options for SSL support, so long as you don't export SSL.

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