RE: [ga] FW: Embargos and proscriptions

["Cade,Marilyn S - LGA" <mcade@att.com>]

folks, most of my work days are consumed with responses to the critical
information infrastructure issues. BUT, they are not ICANN related. Let's
get these issues OFF the ICANN work list.

Please.

Marilyn

-----Original Message-----
From: Roeland Meyer [mailto:rmeyer@mhsc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 7:14 PM
To: GA DNSO (E-mail)
Subject: [ga] FW: Embargos and proscriptions




|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: Roeland Meyer [mailto:rmeyer@mhsc.com]
|> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 11:15 AM
|> To: 'Tim Devries'; Smith, Rick; nanog@merit.edu
|> Subject: Embargos and proscriptions
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> The following link details various embargos in effect.
|> 
|> http://pmdtc.org/country.htm
|> 
|> Almost all of these entail defense and munitions. ITAR has 
|> long considered
|> cryptographic material a munition, under ITAR category XVII (see:
|> http://pmdtc.org/usml.htm). Personal opinion: we may see 
|> this definition
|> expanded, as it has in the past. The problem is, expansion is easy,
|> contraction is somewhat more difficult.
|> 
|> [disclaimer]
|> MHSC has been involved in ITAR issues since 1997. Our 
|> initial business plan
|> was to provide secured services and individual privacy 
|> through encryption
|> techniques and services, for both individuals and 
|> organizations. We couldn't
|> get that past ITAR initially and when we could, the market 
|> wasn't there yet
|> (couldn't get any traction. Most folks frankly, don't give a 
|> rat's tush
|> about security, especially if they have to do anything extra 
|> for it). MHSC
|> goes out of its way to avoid even the appearance of legal 
|> violations and to
|> limit its risk of legal liability. MHSC is no longer in this 
|> business (see:
|> http://www.mhsc.net/services.htm).
|> 
|> --
|> IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer. Before taking legal action based 
|> on anything I
|> say or write, you are strongly encouraged to seek the advice 
|> of an attorney.
|> 
|> --
|> R O E L A N D  M J  M E Y E R
|> Managing Director
|> Morgan Hill Software Company
|> tel: +1 925 373 3954
|> cel: +1 925 352 3615
|> fax: +1 925 373 9781 
|> http://www.mhsc.com
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> |> -----Original Message-----
|> |> From: Tim Devries [mailto:tim.devries@inquent.com]
|> |> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 12:56 PM
|> |> To: Smith, Rick; nanog@merit.edu
|> |> Subject: Re: Afghanistan
|> |> 
|> |> 
|> |> 
|> |> Does anyone even have a list of IP blocks allocated on a 
|> national or
|> |> regional level?
|> |> 
|> |> ----- Original Message -----
|> |> From: "Smith, Rick" <rsmith@atsworld.com>
|> |> To: <nanog@merit.edu>
|> |> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:23 AM
|> |> Subject: Afghanistan
|> |> 
|> |> 
|> |> >
|> |> >
|> |> > Has anyone started to deny all traffic to/from Afghanistan ?
|> |> >
|> |> > Wouldn't that be worth it ?
|> |> >
|> |> > Or did I miss that post?
|> |> >
|> |> > R
|> |> >
|> |> 
|> 
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