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From: "Jean-François Maeyhieux" <b4b1@××××.fr>
To: gentoo-security@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-security] GLSAs: Put the name of the affected packg in front of the title?!
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 14:45:20
Message-Id: 1086101491.28838.3.camel@azazel.demons.fr
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-security] GLSAs: Put the name of the affected packg in front of the title?! by funky
1 I'm agree too since i use the RDF format in evolution mail client on my
2 start page:
3
4 I think the name should take in consideration the name of the
5 package and until wich version the security alert
6 is valid as:
7
8 GLSA 200405-24 (high) media-video/mplayer (<0.92.4)
9
10 TuTTle
11
12
13 > I agree too, just name in front of the message is sufficient
14 >
15 >
16 > El Tue, 25 May 2004 19:31:40 -0500 (EST)
17 > "Joey McCoy" <ixion@××××××.com> escribió:
18 >
19 > > I agree with this as well. Just the package name by itself at the
20 > > beginning would be superb.
21 > >
22 > > Btw, nice work everyone on the GLSA's. They're pouring out great! Good
23 > > job! :)
24 > >
25 > >
26 > > > Hi Kurt,
27 > > >
28 > > >> > [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200405-20 dev-db/mysql ] Insecure Temporary
29 > > >> > File Creation In MySQL
30 > > >> >
31 > > >> > Maybe even the version number in there somewhere too.
32 > > >>
33 > > >> I can see benefit in adding at least the package name at the beginning,
34 > > >> but
35 > > >> I think trying to include the category name and version number is a bit
36 > > >> too
37 > > >> over-the-top. At the end of the day, it's really not that big of a deal
38 > > >> to
39 > > >> hit the enter key to read the rest of the email.
40 > > >
41 > > > Yeah, as I think if I see a GLSA concerning a package that I use, I'd read
42 > > > it
43 > > > despite of versioning information, so I think, too, that versioning in the
44 > > > title is not really needed :-).
45 > > >
46 > > > take care, have fun
47 > > > /christian
48 > > > EDDK
49 > > >
50 > >
51 > >
52 > > --
53 > >
54 > >
55 > >
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57 > > gentoo-security@g.o mailing list
58 > >
59 > >

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