Re: spam closes Debian bugs!
Mathieu Roy <yeupou@gnu.org> wrote:
> Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org> wrote:
>> Julian Mehnle <lists@mehnle.net> wrote:
>>> Andreas Metzler wrote:
>>>> > So, to start over, I'll just ask: So what? Where's the problem
>>>> > with not being able to *control* bug reports from *everywhere*?
>>>> It limits the locations I can do Debian work from and makes
>>>> interacting with the BTS more work.
>>> Not necessarily. You could carry your private key with you on a USB
>>> key. Or whatever.
>> Signing mails is work.
> Then you clearly use broken tools. I'm sorry but with all the mailers
> I know, signing a mail is just clicking on a button or typing a
> shortcut, and then typing the passphrase.
Your passphrase is too simple. ;-)
>> I am not short sighted either, which is why I have not said "we may
>> not force signing ever in a gazilllion years because *currently* the
>> benefit is minimal" but "...not force signing *now* because
>> *currently*...".
>> Fix the problem once it exist.
> It already happened that a bug report was closed by a spam. So the
> problem does exists, you cant deny it. What you can say it that you are
> questioning the importance of the issue.
Not the importance but the extent, and I claim that one bug being
closed by spam is no problem.
cu andreas
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