Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 11:21:53 -0700 From: "Aaron D. Gifford" <agifford@infowest.com> To: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-98:08.fragment Message-ID: <3641ECC1.772D9737@infowest.com> References: <16481.910223203@time.cdrom.com>
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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > > I read the advisory. Often, problems cover other versions as > > well as the one(s) mentioned. And, since I'm paranoid, I > > Security advisories are generally very careful to mention *every* > version covered, an advisory having little value if this piece of > information is not accurate. It also avoids a flood of unnecessary > "is my release affected?!" messages. :-) > > - Jordan > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message However, if you TRULY wanted to avoid an "is my release affected?" posts, an additional line in the advisory saying something like "Versions 2.2.7 and 2.2.7-STABLE as of <date> are not affected." would be handy to see in the advisory as well, since the 2.2.7 line is still viable and popular. I can understand the problem that would be involved if one tried to mention EVERY version NOT affected (which would be ridiculous), but a single line mentioning viable release versions NOT affected would be nice. Aaron out. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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