Re: Bug#466759: mailagent: General update after the debconf review process

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org>]

Hi folks,

        Firstly, many thanks for the effort you have put into my
 package. I am sorry I have been not participating in the discussion,
 but I have been away for 3 weeks out of the last 30 days, and am only
 just now catching up.

        I am using the long description as is, but I would like to use a
 slight modification of the wording in the debconf mater template.

,----[ Proposed version ]
| Template: shared/news/organization
| Type: string
| Default: --none--
| _Description: Organization name:
|  The /etc/news/organization file does not exist. That file contains
|  the name of the organization this server belongs to so that it
|  appears on the Organization line of outgoing articles, mail or patches.
|  .
|  Please enter the name of the organization as you want it to appear in
|  those places. It is common practice to add a city name to the organization
|  name, for instance:
|   University of Southern North Dakota, Hoople
|  .
|  If you enter "--none--", no organization name will be setup.
`----

,----[ My version ]
| Template: shared/news/organization
| Type: string
| Default: --none--
| _Description: Organization name for this computer:
|  The /etc/news/organization file does not exist. That file contains
|  the name of the organization this computer belongs to. This is the
|  name that will appear in the Organization header field of outgoing
|  articles, mail, or patches. 
|  . 
|  Please enter the name of the organization as you want it to appear in
|  that header field. It is common practice to add a location, typically
|  a city name, to the organization's name, for instance:
|     University of Southern North Dakota, Hoople
|  .
|  If you enter "--none--", no organization name will be setup.
`----

        The differences are minor, but, in my opinion, significant;
 header field as opposed to line (a field in an RFC 2822 document has a
 precise meaning, and could be composed of multiple lines -- yes, I am
 pedantic), and the fact that the desired content is a location, not
 just a city (note the example itself adds the university to further
 qualify the city, namely, Hoople.

        Again, I apologize to the translators for this added work, and I
 do appreciate the job you guys are doing.

        manoj
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