Subject: Re: Bug#3422: termcap entry too long error

From: Dale Scheetz <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 20:53:56 -0400 (EDT)

On Mon, 8 Jul 1996, Ian Jackson wrote:

> Dale Scheetz writes ("Re: Bug#3422: termcap entry too long error"):
> > I just noticed that my response to the original message, inadvertently had
> > [email-masked] on the cc list. Did the bug reporting system put it
> > there?
> > As a result, did I submit a new bug?
> 
> No.  It will have spotted that the Subject line had a bug number in it
> already and treated the copy that arrived at `submit@bugs' as if it
> had arrived at `3422@bugs'. 

Cool...
                               I expect there were two copies in
> debian-devel (but I didn't notice).
> 
Yea, such are lists...

> In general it's better to use `reply' rather than `followup' (aka
> `reply to all recipients') when replying to bug reports - that'll
> avoid putting `submit@bugs' in the header again.
> 
> Feel free to use `followup' but remember to edit the headers down.
> 
As I use Pine :-( I can only say yes|no to 'reply to all recipients' so I
typicaly edit the headers to keep the list traffic down.

Can you point me to a "really" good mail editor? Is it time for me to
learn emacs? Do I have too <wine, wine>?

Thanks,

Dwarf

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From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 96 01:51 BST

No.  It will have spotted that the Subject line had a bug number in it
already and treated the copy that arrived at `submit@bugs' as if it
had arrived at `3422@bugs'.  I expect there were two copies in
debian-devel (but I didn't notice).

Ian.

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From: Ian Jackson <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 96 01:19 BST

...
> typicaly edit the headers to keep the list traffic down.

Doesn't `no' to `reply to all recipients' not do the right thing for
bug mail ?  If not please let me know privately at
[email-masked] to discuss it.

> learn emacs? Do I have too <wine, wine>?

I can heartily recommend VM under Emacs.  Of course it does run under
Emacs, which some people consider a disadvantage, but this does make
it an awful lot easier to customise.  IMO VM is the mailer for people
who get a lot of mail and want to be able to hack their mailer to
behave the way they want.

Ian.