crypto import to the UK

[Paul Leyland]

> From: pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz [mailto:pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 1:17 AM
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>
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> My life as a Kiwi arms courier

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Amusing story deleted.
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> I should also mention that, as in the US case, NZ Customs 
> were extremely
> helpful in trying to resolve a completely bizarre export 
> situation, and that
> this writeup is in no way meant to cast blame on them for not 
> knowing how to
> handle MFAT's nonsensical requirements.

There must be a civil disobedience / denial of service attack opportunity
here.

It's been observed by "RT Fishall" (the pseudonym of someone relatively
well-known but I'm not sure whether the name-pseudonym association itself is
well-known) that one cannot beat bureaucrats --- the best one can do is to
make their life miserable by ensuring that they have to do some work.

Neither Matt's nor Peter's story has given me a good feel for how much work
is required from the exporter.  Is it worth the effort to go through with
the bureaucratic exercise, in terms of the amusement gained and the
cumulative effect on the specification and implementation of the
regulations?  How many people need to go through this procedure how many
times before the authorities come to the opinion that the regulations are
costing too much?  Fundamentally, is the denial of service attack cost
effective?


Paul