Subject: Suggestion for the bug tracking system

From: Yves Arrouye <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:41:44 +0200

Hello,

Would it be possible to have the bug-tracking system sends bug reports to
a mailing list that is not debian-devel? Something like debian-bugs, for
example, which could be subscribed to independently of debian-devel. As
the bug system already emails a copy to the owner of the package, I don't
see the need to receive *all other* bug reports unless they are explicitely
asked for: this would save a lot of transfer for us with a PPP connection,
and will make reading debian-devel more manageable.

I'd like you to consider that.
Thanks,
Yves.

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From: Guy Maor <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:59:53 -0500 (CDT)

On Thu, 18 Jul 1996, Yves Arrouye wrote:

> a mailing list that is not debian-devel?

That's not a good idea actually.  The reason the bugs are forwarded to
debian-devel is because bugs in one package frequently affect other
packages.  Many times the package maintainer needs others' opinions
anyway.

> this would save a lot of transfer for us with a PPP connection,

If you use procmail, just filter out the debian bug stuff to another
folder.  I can't imagine you saving more than a minute a day or so on
your PPP.  Thankfully, we don't have *that* many new bug reports coming
in (yet).

Guy