Michael Ryan <mike @
networx .
ie> writes:
> Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I believe the crypt() function is not
> exported outside the U.S. and I note the requestor is
> outside the U.S., so his Un*x probably doesn't have it.
In this case you are wrong, but are forgiven. The crypt program and other
reversible encryption tools for Unix can't be exported, but the crypt routine
(i.e. crypt(3)) is exportable, because it is a one-way "encryption" (i.e.
you can't get the original info back).
Frank Crawford
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