Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:23:24 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: "David G. Andersen" <dga@POBOX.COM>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Two kinds of advisories? Message-ID: <396E253C.A07A93D7@softweyr.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20000713120631.04d53b60@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20000713122244.00b06410@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote:
>
> Many of them don't read the disclaimers because they're scanning the
> subject lines. When they see one with "FreeBSD" in it, some of them
> call in a panic. They often don't read the message because they
> believe that they won't understand it.
>
> Yes, I know, it'd be nice if they weren't so clueless about computer
> security and FreeBSD, but then, they're experts in their own fields,
> which WE don't know much about. Instead of writing them off, why
> not make the subject lines clearer?
Why not just educate them to RTFMessage? They clearly say "FreeBSD ports",
all you need to do is educate them about what that means.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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