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Date:      Tue, 27 Aug 2002 19:54:58 -0400
From:      Miroslav Pendev <miro@cybershade.us>
To:        security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Administrivia: Discussion - Making this list subscriber-only
Message-ID:  <20020827235458.GA23546@cybershade.us>
In-Reply-To: <200208271849.12854.freebsd-security@ichi.net>
References:  <200208271801.30895.freebsd-security@ichi.net> <200208272227.g7RMRil5025119@grimreaper.grondar.org> <200208271849.12854.freebsd-security@ichi.net>

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Hi Guys,

As I can see it, there are two problems:

1.Subscribers only security list.

 As a metter of fact this is the only list (lists) I am subcribed to,
that you can post a message without being subscribed, first. If You are
good enough to need FreeBSD security, you must know at least how to check your
home (corporate) email(s) no matter what kind of corporate policy and internet
access you have.

You can use ssh or Webmail or whatever to check your subscribed email acount.
So, I don't think that this (1.) can be a problem at all. At least it is NOT
a problem to FreeBSD's core team or mailadmins or whoever is responsible for
this decision.

Subscribers only security list may not stop 100% of the spam, but definately
will stop most of the '...hot teens...credits...etc' crap.


2.OS security specific list only!

 As I understand it this list will not be the right place to ask why your
Win-Dos box can not go trough your firewall, right! I am ok with that, too!
If this can make the signal bigger and better, and will make the security
engineers to do a better job - ok, let's do it!

But, someone has to put in bold somewhere for what this list is and 
for what isn't, so the new folks knows what to aks here and 
what to ask in 'questions'!

Preferably in the web site around sunscription info...

Just my thoughts!

--Miro

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