Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 13:32:55 +0200 (MET DST) From: guido@gvr.win.tue.nl (Guido van Rooij) To: james@nexis.net (James FitzGibbon) Cc: jmb@freefall.freebsd.org, freebsd-announce@freefall.freebsd.org, freebsd-security@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-security-digest NEW mailing list Message-ID: <199606261132.NAA22978@gvr.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960626065505.16876B-100000@bdd.net> from James FitzGibbon at "Jun 26, 96 06:57:19 am"
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James FitzGibbon wrote: > On Tue, 25 Jun 1996, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote: > > > freebsd-security-digest is a new mailing list available from FreeBSD.org > > > > to subscribe send mail to majordomo@freebsd.org containing the single line: > > "subscribe freebsd-security-digest" > > > > this digest will contain all the messages mailed to freebsd-security. > > the messages will be collected together and sent out as a single mailing > > on a semi-periodic basis (size and time are the criteria). > > Great idea to cut down on the traffic around security discussions, but > when an advisory comes out, time is of the essence. The creation of a > digested security discussion list would seem to call for the creation of a > security "advisory" list that only select people (security-officer, etc.) > could post to. > > Using this method, one could read the general discussion surrounding > security issues without compromising the speed with which they get > important advisories. Read an advisory and subscribe to the actual mailing list. -Guido
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