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

[Remko Lodder]

The following reply was made to PR docs/115774; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Remko Lodder" <remko at elvandar.org>
To: "Warren Block" <wblock at wonkity.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/115774: [patch] Mailing list users aren't warned about 
     public exposure of information
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:21:11 +0200 (CEST)

 >
 >>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>
 >
 >
 
 Hello,
 
 I am not sure whether we 'must' explicitly mention this. As on any
 mailinglist , that has publically available archives. I dont see
 any other big list mentioning this. I dont feel confident with this
 idea.
 
 -- 
 Kind regards,
 
      Remko Lodder               ** remko at elvandar.org
      FreeBSD                    ** remko at FreeBSD.org
 
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