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Subject: Re: RC4-128bit encryption for Netscape available
From: Matthew Keenan <matt @ firstpac . com . au>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 12:53:29 +1000 (EST)
To: dufresne @ winternet . com (Ron DuFresne)
Cc: bill . stout @ hidata . com, Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <Pine . SUN . 3 . 91 . 960717151025 . 25977B-100000 @ parka . winternet . com> from "Ron DuFresne" at Jul 17, 96 03:11:20 pm

Ron DuFresne wrote this...

> On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Bill Stout wrote:

>> You all probably know this by now, but yesterday Netscape announced
>> availability of downloadable RC4-128bit encryption Server and Browser 
>> products to U.S. customers.

>> http://www.netscape.com/

> Yes, but as of about 20 mins ago, the download process for these products 
> was not functioning...

i wonder how secure it is? i know it checks street addresses and the
like, but couldnt this be faked? also how does the (i assume) ftp
server know that you are valid? or does it download via http?

			Matt
-- 
Matthew Keenan    Network Administrator    First Pacific Stockbrokers
			  Sydney,  Australia


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