docs/115774: [patch] Mailing list users aren't warned about public exposure of information

[Warren Block]

>Number:         115774
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [patch] Mailing list users aren't warned about public exposure of information
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Aug 24 02:30:01 GMT 2007
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Warren Block
>Release:        6.2-STABLE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD speedy.wonkity.com 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE #0: Fri Jul 13 11:53:42 MDT 2007     root at speedy.wonkity.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SPEEDY  i386

>Description:
Users who submit messages to mailing lists aren't warned about the public exposure of their email address or other information.
>How-To-Repeat:
Submit a message to a FreeBSD mailing list.
>Fix:
Apply this patch to usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources/chapter.sgml.

Patch attached with submission follows:

--- chapter.sgml.orig	Thu Aug 23 19:56:29 2007
+++ chapter.sgml	Thu Aug 23 20:28:12 2007
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@
       mailing lists ultimately fail as an effective communications medium for
       the project.</para>
 
+    <caution>
+      <para>Email addresses and other information you submit to &os; lists
+        will be visible to many people through multiple methods (the list,
+        the web, newsgroups, and others). When protecting privacy is a
+        concern, consider using a disposable secondary email address and
+        posting only public information.</para>
+    </caution>
+
     <note>
       <para><emphasis>If you wish to test your ability to send to
 	&os; lists, send a test message to &a.test.name;.</emphasis>


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