[CentOS] VPN in China for our server [OT?]

[Jason Pyeron]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Mauritz
> 
> Les Bell wrote:
> > http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm#prc. You may 
> well require a
> > licence from the State Encryption Management Commission.
> >   
> 
> A-yup.  It is technically illegal to set up a virtual private network 
> without the necessary paperwork.  I'm not sure how strictly it's 
> enforced (many things in China are only enforced if someone 
> in authority 
> has it out for you), but I suspect if you're running an 
> actual business 
> in China it is better to comply with their regulations than 
> to roll the 
> dice and risk getting busted.  There are a few people on the 
> list that 
> run and/or work at Chinese datacenters so I'm sure someone 
> will chime in 
> with their experiences soon.

Thanks. After searching based on the details from Les and finding nothing
(in English) I have defered to our non-technical Chinese manager.

So if any one on the list has done this properly, I would like to talk to
them.

That being said, I will be going to China in a few days for a short trip. Is
there any hopes of checking my email? SSH or imaps? Ideas?

-jason


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