On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 08:30:49AM +0100, Andreas Tille wrote: > mailx -s "Merge" control@bugs.debian.org <<... > merge 219863 223355 > close 223355 > thanks > > and got the answer mentioned below. It's your punishment for using the close command. DON'T! There is no need and no excuse. thanks, Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <hamish@debian.org> <hamish@cloud.net.au>