Re: Mystery bug acks

[david@elo.ods.com (David Engel)]

> David Engel writes ("Re: Mystery bug acks"):
> > Ian, this is another area where the bug system could be made easier to
> > use.  If the system goes to the trouble os sending an ack to the
> > submitter of the report that a bug is being closed, why can't it also
> > forward the message which closed the report?
> 
> Yes, I could do that.
> 
> How about if I arrange for the message which closed the report to be
> appended to the submitter's ack, and make it possible to close bug
> reports `en-masse' using the -request interface.  This latter would
> send only a `bare' ack to the submitter.

OK.  In the latter case, would it be possible to add a new command
(eg.  quit or done) where the system would ingore remaining,
explanatory text.  You could then append that message to the acks.

David
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