Re: SMTP 550 on replies to bugs

["Adam D. Barratt" <highvol-debian-debbugs@adam-barratt.org.uk>]

Hi,

Oleg Verych (Gmane) wrote:
> Hallo.
>
> Is it new policy to closed bugs or what? If it is, it's very sad,
> that i can't contribute info, replying to users ccing bts, as in reply-to.
[...]
> <435723@bugs.debian.org>: host bugs.debian.org[140.211.166.43] said:
>    550 unknown user (in reply to RCPT TO command)

Not closed bugs, rather archived bugs.

And no, it's not new. Archived bugs haven't accepted mail for as long as I
can remember. Of course there was a long period where bugs weren't getting
archived but that was a technical issue rather than policy.

Regards,

Adam