[WBEL-devel] Suggesting YAML

[John Hinton]

I would like to suggest Yet Another Mailing List. This list be named 
WBEL-Update. This list be one way, we sign up, but only the powers that 
be with regards to announcing updates, have the ability to send from it. 
I would find this to be most useful for two big reasons. First, I could 
easily filter this list to a different mailbox, making update 
announcements stand out from the general traffic. Yes, sometimes I don't 
have time and I just go delete delete delete... I'd hate to miss an 
important update.

Second, this would increase security a bit, particularly in these 
startup phases and later for any newbies to WBEL. If we do all the 
annoucements via the regular list, anyone could set up a bogus site with 
a bogus program, put the link on the list and 'announce' an important 
update. Particularly those which will not be able to be done by up2date, 
such as up2date itself. Could be a big problem should an evil mind 
decide to take over a bunch of machines.

Bonus: And for this list, there will never be a discussion about how to 
set the reply-to headers! :)

Great work people!

Best,
John Hinton