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authorGlenn Morris <[email protected]>2008-10-08 07:57:47 +0000
committerGlenn Morris <[email protected]>2008-10-08 07:57:47 +0000
commitb33f826d772010befd07da6dda22f5e7e09cec75 (patch)
tree7c540261b63ed20861d3066e9c2634b404d3cb6b /admin
parent4c7eed9477dfba81f6e85d5dccd887d47ea6c574 (diff)
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@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ i) Your report will be assigned a number and generate an automatic reply.
ii) Optionally, you can set some database parameters when you first
report a bug (see "Setting bug parameters" below).
-iii) If you want to CC: someone, use X-Debbugs-CC: (see below).
+iii) If you want to CC: someone, use X-Debbugs-CC: (this is important;
+see below).
Once your report is filed and assigned a number, it is sent out to the
bug mailing list. In some cases, it may be appropriate to just file a
@@ -37,9 +38,11 @@ new report. The only time to send mail to the bug list is to create a
new report.
** When reporting a bug, to send a Cc to another address
-(e.g. [email protected]), do not just use a Cc: header.
+(e.g. [email protected]), do NOT just use a Cc: header.
Instead, use "X-Debbugs-CC:". This ensures the Cc address will get a
-mail with the bug report number in.
+mail with the bug report number in. If you do not do this, each reply
+in the subsequent discussion will end up creating a new bug. This is
+annoying.
** To not get acknowledgement mail from the tracker,
add an "X-Debbugs-No-Ack:" header (with any value). If you use Gnus,