On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 11:53:25PM -0700, Robert Menschel wrote: > Hello Duncan, > > Wednesday, July 20, 2005, 9:07:15 PM, you wrote: > > >> The SARE list is private and invitation only for exactly these reasons. > > DF> I'm *really worried* about proposals that involve mailing lists that > DF> have only private archives and require moderator approval for > DF> subscription. It just doesn't feel right for an open source project. > > Agreed. But you do secure the security-bug submissions from > publicly accessible lists and archives...
Leaking rules to the public don't compromise users systems! Obviously there is a tradeoff. > DF> It's quite possible that this drives people away. In fact I'm quite > DF> sure people are less likely to get involved if they have to somehow > DF> prove that they aren't a spammer in order to subscribe. > > Yes, but you also don't want spammers wrecking the system, making it > useless. There's a viable balance somewhere... Agreed. -- Duncan Findlay
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