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From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>
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On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 01:34:31PM -0400, Greg Weiss wrote:
[...]
> 
> Perhaps a 10.3.10 section, titled "Check regularly for security advisories",
> with at a minimum, something like this:
> 
>         <p>Keeping your system updated with the latest security patches
>         is an important aspect of system security.  You may want to
>         subscribe to various email lists for this purpose.  You can
>         find FreeBSD security advisories within the release notes
>         of the latest version of FreeBSD, at:
> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.8R/errata.html
> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.0R/errata.html
>         </p>
> 
> I hope you will accept this constructive cricism in the positive light it 
> is intended. Thanks for the fine work.
>

It is indeed a really good idea.  I will add this section with some
additions in the Handbook.

Marc