lynx-dev Re: lynx devel and pre + ssl support: patches?

[Heikki Kantola]

According to address@hidden <address@hidden>:
> On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Philip Webb wrote:
> >due to US national-security laws & copyright/patent concerns,
> >Lynx does not distribute encryption patches.
> >you can obtain them from  www.moxienet.com/lynx .
> >also see Lynx help -- `h' -- for sites which offer help for SSL.
> 
> If one of the current bills concerning security export from the US passes, is
> there anything that can be done to come closer to having SSL built into Lynx?
> 
> In other words, while they still won't be able to be shipped together (because
> of the patent concerns), is there anything that could be done to make it less
> of a hassle to get SSL into Lynx?  (hooks, automatically going to some URL
> to download the SSL stuff when you try an https link, etc..)

By finding some kind person outside US to develop and distribute the 
crypto-enabled Lynx version. No, don't look at me that way...  

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