Changing `security@freebsd.org' alias

[Brooks Davis]

On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 04:58:00PM -0500, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote:
> Not a nay sayer, but probably worse, here.
> 
> Build a better bikeshed:  how difficult would it be
> to add an autoresponder that says something like:
> 
> "Thanks for your email to the security team.
> We will act upon your information ASAP.
> 
> In case you were attempting to contact the
> security <<discussion>><?> mailing list at
> freebsd.org, please resend your mail to: ..."

On today's Internet with mass mailing e-mail worms everywhere,
autoresponders on well-known addresses should be avoided at all cost.

-- Brooks

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