[TriLUG] can't attach passwd protected zip file to e-mail

[Brian via TriLUG]

On 06/23/2017 10:50 AM, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG wrote:
> I look up Alpine to find that attaching encrypted files is illegal in
> some parts of the world, although it doesn't say where. Apparently
> Alpine is going to stop me from doing things that are illegal in these
> parts of the world. Thank you Alpine.

This in particular seems rather chilling.  I wouldn't expect authors of 
software to take the time to implement such a check/ban without cause; 
from what are the authors of Alpine protecting themselves?  It implies 
there could be legal liability on the part of those involved* in sending 
an e-mail that violates the law of a country in which neither sender nor 
receiver is a citizen, if perhaps that message traverses a server in 
said country along its (potentially unpredictable) path.

-B

* - The whole chain, from author of the e-mail, to authors of all the 
software involved, to owners/maintainers of equipment along the way