Bug#299007: base-files: Insecure PATH in /root/.profile

[psz@maths.usyd.edu.au]

Dear Debian BTS gurus,

A day or so ago, in connection with another bug (#295435), I discovered
the existence and use of control@bugs.debian.org. Out of curiosity, I
tried to set the severity of this bug to critical; to my amazement, this
worked; but then Manoj Srivastava set the severity back to wishlist.

My question: are the public in general and bug submitters in particular,
expected or permitted to use control@bugs.debian.org?

(I apologize as I feel this is not the right forum to ask this question.
Feel free to direct me to the right forum.)

Thanks,

Paul Szabo   psz@maths.usyd.edu.au   http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/
School of Mathematics and Statistics   University of Sydney    Australia