FAQ?

2000-01-12 Thread Adam McKenna
Am I blind or is there no link to a FAQ anywhere on the website? If someone would be so kind as to send me the link for the FAQ I would appreciate it. --Adam __ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread dreamwvr
need someone to write it just give me the data and i will spend the time to write() them.. On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote: > "Salz, Rich" wrote: > > > > >Why would writing documentation be a problem here? > > > The current regulations prohibit US persons from providing technical > > assistance

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Bradley Beck Asztalos
Global Exports of Commercial Encryption Source Code and Toolkits Encryption source code which is available to the public and which is subject to an express agreement for the payment of a licensing fee or royalty for commercial production or sale of any product developed using the source code (suc

OpenSSL compile problem

2000-01-12 Thread Ryoko Fujimoto ( Teng-ben Liang zi )
I downloaded OpenSSL0.9.4( or OpenSSL0.9.3a) on Unix machine. And %./config gcc$B!!(B( or config ) Operating system: sun4m-sun-solaris2 This system (solaris-sparcv8-gcc) is not supported. See file INSTALL for detail Do I have to define hardware,operating system? Or can't sun4m use OpenSSL0.9.

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Bill
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, you wrote: [...] > Well then what about doing the documentation on the mailing list. We can > collaborate on a functional documentation on an openssl-docs list and it gets > posted as a major revision once a week. Let's get creative here. There's more than > one way to skin t

Re: BF_cfb64_encrypt dumps core on redhat 6.1

2000-01-12 Thread Ulf Möller
> i don't know if this is related to openssl, but every time > i run the following code on redhat 6.1 it will receive a SEGV. Please post compilable source code and specify which OpenSSL version you are using. __ OpenSSL Project

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Bradley Beck Asztalos
Rich Salz wrote: > > > The current regulations prohibit US persons from providing technical > > > assistance to anything that would be export-controlled if it were inside the > > > US. Pretty obviously, this would include diff's and documentation. > > > > Then even responding to openssl-users

BXA press release URL; and where to get the regs in HTML (fwd)

2000-01-12 Thread Eric S. Johansson
the WebSite with the regulations. read 'em and sleep[sic] --- eric Eric S. Johansson[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] This message was composed almost entirely using NaturallySpeaking --- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: BXA press release URL; a

BXA Press Release on New Regs (fwd)

2000-01-12 Thread Eric S. Johansson
the rules changed but have they changed enough? Notice about where to get the regulations to follow. Eric S. Johansson[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] This message was composed almost entirely using NaturallySpeaking -- Forwarded message -- To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAI

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Dr Stephen Henson
There is another issue as well whatever the interpretation of the laws some companies and organisations take an ultra cautious line. For example one organisation at one point was considering not using OpenSSL because there was a (false) rumour that the OpenSSL group had encouraged anonymous contr

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Eric J. Schwertfeger
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Michael Sierchio wrote: > Documentation is probably protected speech, while diffs are actually > program instructions. We'll see where it goes. Meanwhile, all this > fear-mongering about draconian US export laws is nauseating -- is a > single person in a US prison for ITAR

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker
kevin> I'm not an expert on international law, but I was under the kevin> impression that technical assistance would fall under the same kevin> category as source code and information related to it - not kevin> export controlled. It seems that in the US, a crucial factor is the form in which it i

Introduction paper still needed?

2000-01-12 Thread Jan Meijer
Hi everyone, Sorry I did not read the entire "openssl desperately needs some intro docs" thread (busy busy busy), just wanted to ask if the effort would still be appreciated? If so, I think I can "create" the time to make it provided I get some assistance with the requirements (and I think I am

BF_cfb64_encrypt dumps core on redhat 6.1

2000-01-12 Thread Toni Andjelkovic
hi, i don't know if this is related to openssl, but every time i run the following code on redhat 6.1 it will receive a SEGV. it doesnt happen with older versions of glibc (tested 2.0.7), and it'll run just fine on aix and solaris: #define BUFFER 512 [...] unsigned char buf[BUFFER]; int rlen =

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Jeffrey Altman
> "Salz, Rich" wrote: > > > > >Why would writing documentation be a problem here? > > > The current regulations prohibit US persons from providing technical > > assistance to anything that would be export-controlled if it were inside the > > US. Pretty obviously, this would include diff's and d

Re: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Michael Sierchio
"Salz, Rich" wrote: > > >Why would writing documentation be a problem here? > The current regulations prohibit US persons from providing technical > assistance to anything that would be export-controlled if it were inside the > US. Pretty obviously, this would include diff's and documentation.

RE: openssl deperately needs some intro docs

2000-01-12 Thread Salz, Rich
>I'm not an expert on international law, but I was under the impression that technical assistance would fall under the same category as source code and information related to it - not export controlled. You seem to be talking about the proposed new regulations, not the current regime. "Technical