We recently deployed MPLS to our office in Shanghai. Not sure what paperwork they had to do, but their email resides in the US now. Their internet connection still goes out through China Telecom so the government can still monitor their web traffic. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Jason Pyeron > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:31 AM > To: 'CentOS mailing list' > Subject: RE: [CentOS] VPN in China for our server [OT?] > > > > -----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 > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > - - > - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - > - Sr. Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - > - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - > - - > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > This message is for the designated recipient only and may > contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private > information. If you have received it in error, purge the > message from your system and notify the sender immediately. > Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >