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Date:      Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:27:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:      David <david@inducedreality.net>
To:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Changing `security@freebsd.org' alias
Message-ID:  <20040407102646.V788@bitch.inducedreality.net>
In-Reply-To: <20040407162628.GA942@straylight.m.ringlet.net>
References:  <20040407154220.GA5651@madman.celabo.org> <20040407162628.GA942@straylight.m.ringlet.net>

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On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Peter Pentchev wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 10:42:20AM -0500, Jacques A. Vidrine wrote:
> > Hello Folks,
> >
> > The official email address for this list is
> > `freebsd-security@freebsd.org'.  Due to convention, there is an email
> > alias for this list: security@freebsd.org, just as there is for
> > hackers@ & freebsd-hackers@, arch@ & freebsd-arch@, and so on.
> [snip]
> > Mistaken early disclosure of a vulnerability can have consequences
> > from the merely embarrasing to catastrophic.  Therefore, I am
> > proposing that `security@freebsd.org' be re-routed to the Security
> > Officer.
>
> And before you get a flood of nay-sayers, here's a "Go for it!" from at
> least one semi-lurker :)
>
> G'luck,
> Peter
>

I agree.  Yeah, there may be a transition time, but in the long run I
think it will be better overall.

David



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