Re: Control header sent with done email didn't do what I expected, should it have?
On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:04:17AM -0400, Jonathan Kamens wrote:
> I did find this here <https://wiki.debian.org/HowtoUseBTS> after I emailed
> the list:
>
> QUESTION: Can you do all the control-server actions by using fields
> in a pseudo header in an email to bugnumber@b.d.o
> <mailto:bugnumber@b.d.o> or do you need to use control@b.d.o
> <mailto:control@b.d.o>?
>
> ANSWER: You need to use the explicit control@ mail copy, automatic
> parsing isn't done. From what I understood it's worked on but it
> might take a bit to make it reliable and not catch something it
> shouldn't.
This is about plain commands, not about the Control: pseudo-header.
This QA transcript is from 2010, the feature was added in 2012.
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