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To The Developers: ECCN's for your software?


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#1 OFFLINE   enJOY120

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Posted 28 January 2010 - 03:14 PM

I was looking for the ECCN (Export Control Classification Number) for your CCleaner software. I realize pretty much anybody won't have a clue what this even is, but I use your software on occasion for technician work and one of my clients is requesting ECCN's for all of the tools that I use. Would you be able to provide me this information? Thanks very much.

Btw, I tried using the contact form on the website and after a few days, I received a less than helpful automated message. :/

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Posted 28 January 2010 - 03:24 PM

Interesting concept. Does downloading software from a foreign source constitute importing it?

(Apologies for the less than helpful reply Alex)

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Posted 28 January 2010 - 03:28 PM

View Postmarmite, on Jan 28 2010, 10:24 AM, said:

Wow, interesting concept. Does downloading software from a foreign source constitute importing it?

(Apologies for the less than helpful reply Alex)


To be honest, I don't know. Up until my client requested this, I had never heard of it. I know this, for most microsoft applications I have had little problem finding ECCN's. Same goes for FireFox, MalwareBytes, and other more mainstream applications. But, most smaller / niche apps I have completely struck out with.

I also got a response from the developer of Memtest for windows (HCIDesign), and he seemed adamant that due to his applications lack of any form of encryption, it was therefore unnecessary to register an ECCN for it specifically.

Thoughts?

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Posted 28 January 2010 - 03:33 PM

View PostenJOY120, on Jan 28 2010, 03:28 PM, said:

I also got a response from the developer of Memtest for windows (HCIDesign), and he seemed adamant that due to his applications lack of any form of encryption, it was therefore unnecessary to register an ECCN for it specifically.

Thoughts?
That would seem to make sense ... and finding this site seems to back that up ... http://www.export.go...main_018803.asp

Also depends where it's going from / to of course.

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Posted 28 January 2010 - 03:51 PM

View Postmarmite, on Jan 28 2010, 10:33 AM, said:

That would seem to make sense ... and finding this site seems to back that up ... http://www.export.go...main_018803.asp

Also depends where it's going from / to of course.

Ok, does CCleaner use any form of encryption?

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Posted 28 January 2010 - 03:53 PM

Nope.

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Posted 28 January 2010 - 04:12 PM

View Postmarmite, on Jan 28 2010, 10:53 AM, said:

Nope.

Thank you very much for the swift responses. Cheers! :)

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 11:59 AM

Another relevant article on ECCN for anyone interested (probably not many! :D) ... http://www.apache.org/dev/crypto.html

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 01:04 PM

Makes your eyes glaze over just reading it!!
CCLEANER, RECUVA, DEFRAGGLER AND SPECCY DOCUMENTATION CAN BE FOUND HERE

http://www.piriform.com/docs

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 01:07 PM

View Posthazelnut, on Feb 9 2010, 01:04 PM, said:

Makes your eyes glaze over just reading it!!
10 points just for following the link :D