Reply #7: Time for more research

[Swamp Rat]

"as an aside, i sure wish you made your icky pictures smaller, I'm sure you post them for the attention but they provoke the same reaction in me that popup ads do -- IGNORE! IGNORE! IGNORE!" - I took this as an insult, and since you didn't "ignore" me, I suspect that it was intended that way. If you are on dial-up, well, I suggest you get DSL or put me on "ignore" for the time being.

Your information was essentially a link to buy someone's software. I get hundreds just like it in my email every week. It "felt like" SPAM to me. Perhaps there is a fine line between SPAM and information sharing in this medium.

Since I couldn't remember the source of the last article I read (some of the info came from a Senate bill too), I Googled the topic (Boolean operators: encryption software illegal). Here's the first link I found:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/encryption/encryption.htm

I'm not telling you NOT to use encryption software, but there are risks of which you should be aware. My concern is based on dozens of articles I've read, from Senate and House bills to IT guys expressing fear of government snooping. Also, from what I've gleaned, this is NOT a partisan issue. All free-thinking Americans should be scared.