Changing `security@freebsd.org' alias

[Peter Pentchev]

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 at freebsd.org'.  Due to convention, there is an email
> alias for this list: security at 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 at 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

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