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[unable to resist adding my own $0.02 worth...]

Digital already has a system in place which works pretty good for
Tops-10 customers:  It's called the CMCO, for Confidential Monitor
Change Orders.  The CMCO dispatch is mailed to a nominated person
at each supported site, and contains SPRs and answers for security
related problems.

As an aside, the regular Software Dispatch for the Tops-10 people is
orders of magnitude better than the ones we get for VMS;  they provide
"Symptom-Diagnosis-Cure" responses for all problems, and actually say
"Thank You" when customers provide solutions (even if they aren't used!).

I don't think I have ever seen a "Fixed in some future major release of
Tops-10" in one...

But, I digress... How about a special edition of the VAX/VMS Systems
Dispatch which contained only security-related problems?

gkn