RES-RSA 2.9 for Netrek clients and servers, U.S. version

[Dave Ahn <ahn@vec.wfubmc.edu>]

RES-RSA 2.9 has been released.  This version contains:

 * Updated Vanilla server support
 * Updated client mkkey program
 * Optional support for GNU MP 2.0.2
 * ANSI compliant C

The older RES-RSA 2.7 package is still compatible with both servers and
clients, so there is no need to upgrade unless the new features are desired.

Compiling RES-RSA 2.9 with the Vanilla server 2.9pl2 or earlier may require
some manual tweaking with the system.mk and Makefiles.

The package is available at

  ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/rsa/res-rsa-2.9.tar.gz.crypt

md5sum: 7eaa897317192cc49417729cffa3189b  res-rsa-2.9.tar.gz.crypt

Please contact rsakey@us.netrek.org for the decrypt key.

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$Id: README,v 1.4 1999/03/17 21:24:25 ahn Exp $

README file for U.S. RES-RSA source package for Netrek clients and servers

If this package does not compile on your platform, please send mail to
rsakey@us.netrek.org. DO NOT SEND PATCHES, DIFFs or ANY SOURCE CODE. 

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This software is protected by U.S. export restrictions on encryption
technology.  The RSA algorithm is patented by RSA Laboratories.  Note
that RES-RSA was written specifically for Netrek with permission from
RSA Labs.  See the LICENSE file for details.

Many Netrek servers are RSA-enabled and require special RSA-enabled
"blessed" client binaries for gameplay.  This requirement prevents
individuals from downloading a client and adding special "borgish"
features (such as auto-phasers, cloakers on tactical, etc.) to gain
unfair advantages over others.

Both the clients and servers use the patented RSA algorithm, which is
a form of public key cryptography, for client validation.  You will
need access to this RES-RSA package only if you plan to run an
RSA-enabled server or build an RSA-enabled client.  If you are
building a client, please check with the client maintainer(s) to see
if a blessed version is already available.

For installation instructions, read INSTALL.

-da
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