From owner-freebsd-security Tue Jul 10 12:11:17 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from cpimssmtpu03.email.msn.com (cpimssmtpu03.email.msn.com [207.46.181.79]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A1E237B406 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:11:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from JHowie@msn.com) Received: from x86w2kw1 ([216.103.48.12]) by cpimssmtpu03.email.msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.3225); Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:11:12 -0700 Message-ID: <011a01c10974$d5e2c730$0101a8c0@development.local> From: "John Howie" To: "GomoR" , References: <00ff01c10950$86f94000$3200000a@Intranet> <20010710103255.D5972@playboy.com> <017001c10957$1c66fa00$3200000a@Intranet> <20010710210705.A64685@agathon.gomor.homeip.net> Subject: Re: security advisories Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:16:34 -0700 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Jul 2001 19:11:12.0730 (UTC) FILETIME=[15A86BA0:01C10974] Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "GomoR" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 12:07 PM Subject: Re: security advisories > > If "those individuals" wanted to be aware of new security holes as quick > as they are discovered, > maybe they only need to subscribe to a security mailing list like the > bugtraq one. > I think security auditing is a full time job, and the FreeBSD team appear > to be beginnger to > this field. > NO - they are volunteers with careers. And for my mind, they do an excellent job with scant resources and support from the community at large. And I thank them for that. > GomoR john... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message