submitted ftp bug and now feel bad

[Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>]

I was only trying to be helpful when I submitted my ftp documentation
enhancement idea below.  Little did I know ftp's help etc. messages
are already too verbose.   I suppose I should save my cluttersome
proposals for Debian Jr.

>>>>> "B" == Debian Bug Tracking System <owner@bugs.debian.org> writes:

B> This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report
B> #154453: ftp: no clue is provided on how to remove a directory tree,
B> which was filed against the ftp package.

B> It has been closed by one of the developers, namely
B> Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>.

B> Their explanation is attached below.  If this explanation is
B> unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate
B> message then please contact the developer, by replying to this email.

B> Debian bug tracking system administrator
B> (administrator, Debian Bugs database)

B> Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 17:00:10 +1000
B> To: 154453-done@bugs.debian.org
B> Subject: Re: Bug#154453: ftp: no clue is provided on how to remove a directory tree
B> From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

B> On Sat, Jul 27, 2002 at 11:15:35AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
>> Package: ftp
>> Version: 0.17-9
>> Severity: minor
>> 
>> Imagine you are a user who wants to remove a big deep directory tree.
>> Using man ftp, or in ftp: help rmdir, you are given no clue what to do.
>> The user tries rmdir and is told the directory isn't empty.
>> The above places I mentioned should give the user a clue what to do.
>> Otherwise the user must spend hours removing leaf by leaf by hand, no?

B> If the user lacks clue, they probably shouldn't be using ftp(1).
B> Try a GUI client instead.
B> -- 
B> Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 is out! ( http://www.debian.org/ )
B> Email:  Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
B> Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/
B> PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt
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