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Re: BTS feature?



On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 03:38:06PM +1000, Brian May wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> during the latest debate on the BTS, I thought of a new feature
> which would be really useful in the BTS.
> 
> Instead of the maintainer sending a message to
> <bugid>-close@bugs.debian.org saying "this is not a bug" (which only
> serves to annoy submitters who are convinced otherwise), you should be
> able to send a message to <bugid>-autoclose@bugs.debian.org.
> 
> The BTS system would automatically close the bug if nothing else is
> received, say within 30 days. If something is received, then the
> autoclose is cancelled, and the bug remains open.

I don't follow your reasoning.  Are you suggesting that the bug submitters
will be less annoyed if the bug is closed after 30 days, rather than
immediately?  Why would that be?

-S



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