Brad Knowles wrote: > At 3:28 PM -0500 2006-01-26, Jim Popovitch wrote: > >> OK, that makes some sense to keep it hush-hush for a while. HOWEVER, >> what >> is the process for notifying Mailman admins of temporary workarounds for >> this and any other situation? I honestly don't want to wait for an >> official patch if there is an interim solution. > > You'll have to get the official word from Barry, but I'm sure that > as soon as there is any work around that has been determined, that would > be announced in the appropriate places.
Fair enough. I would like to find a way for myself (and other Mailman admins) to be in that appropriate place. This doesn't mean all Mailman users, perhaps their should be a pre-screened [EMAIL PROTECTED] list. > In the meanwhile, this is the first I've heard of this matter, and I > don't have any more information to make available to you. > >> Brad, I can assume that many many other admins will want to know of >> "next-steps" for this problem. What should we do to make sure we are >> kept in the loop if it isn't discussed/relayed somehow? > > Right now, there is no next step. The matter needs to be handled > through the appropriate channels (which are reasonably secure). Part of > that standard process would be making sure that a suitable announcement > is made at the appropriate time. > > I don't think that we can do anything more than this, and I don't > think it's reasonable to expect anything more than this. I just want to add that, from a site admins perspective, no advanced knowledge about a need to update/upgrade is a bad situation. Imagine finding out on Friday afternoon that there is a new critical fix (where the bug was known for weeks by the vendor) for a system that you responsible for maintaining. Some admins like quiet weekends and well-planned upgrades. Having advanced knowledge of what is involved makes perfect sense to me. -Jim P. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
