Re: What's about a webfrontend to submit bugs?
On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Aigars Mahinovs wrote:
> Hello wouter,
>
> Wednesday, June 13, 2001, 9:48:35 PM, you wrote:
> >> > The BTS generally isn't abused; what I mean is that with emails, you
> >> > have the name and email address (usually both accurate) of the person
> >> > who made the change. With a web-based version, you'd have to enter
> >> > this info by hand.
> >>
> >> We can put in in a https and force them to log in.
>
> > Log in how? With what password?
>
> Either:
> 1. Web frontend is for developers only
I strongly oppose to that.
This might give some (clueless) users the idea that only developers can
report bugs, which is clearly not the case.
> or
> 2. Do as all those 'My barfoo' pages do (signup, confimation email,
> login)
Have people signup to be able to report a bug? I don't think so. Besides,
I wonder how much people would trust us not sending mail they don't
want...
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wouter dot verhelst at advalvas in belgium
Try does not exist. Believe that you will do it, else you will fail.
-- Luke Skywalker,
in the trilogy "The Jedi Academy", Kevin J. Anderson
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