Sec33.com etc. Bad moderation

From: Alfred Huger (ah@securityfocus.com)
Date: 07/29/01


Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 10:48:26 -0600 (MDT)
From: Alfred Huger <ah@securityfocus.com>
To: <incidents@securityfocus.com>
Subject: Sec33.com etc. Bad moderation
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.30.0107291047010.9546-100000@mail>


Heya folks,

I often run the list on auto-pilot when I am working or it's a weekend.
Regrettably that means some posts get through that simply should never see
the light of day. Like the Sec33.com fiasco. My apologies, I will moderate
by hand from here on in.

VP Engineering
SecurityFocus.com
"Vae Victis"

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