FTC and DOJ to Accept Electronic HSR Filings. Non-Windows Users Need Not Apply.
Finally, after courts have accepted electronic filings for years, FTC and DOJ are now opening the HSR process to electronic filing. This is a significant step forward. But wait! It seems that you are out of luck if you are running Linux, OSX, Unix, or anything other than Microsoft Windows for that matter! Here is from the “Getting Started” page:
The following criteria must be met:
- End User ECA Digital Certificate Installation Requirements:
- 300 MHz CPU, 128 Mb memory, and 100 MB disk storage.
- Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/ME.
- Internet connectivity using DSL, cable, or T1 (recommended). Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Enterprise , Windows ME, or Windows XP supported browser: Browser with 128-bit crypto and Javascript enabled Internet Explorer 5.01 sp2 or later, 5.5 sp2, 6 sp1.
- Internet Explorer 5.5, 6.x.
- Netscape Communicator 4.7x, 4.8, 7.x.
No Mozilla, no Safari, no Firefox, no Opera … sigh! As an astute observer on the ABA’s HSR mailing list observed: “Is irony even the word?”
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