control: reassign -1 installation-guide Hi https://bugs.debian.org/820637 ,
On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 03:04:35PM -0700, [email protected] wrote: > Package: debian-reference ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This bug was filed to my package (but should be to installation-guide) > Version: 2.50 > > I was unable to use direct e-mail at the time of my Debian > installation, so I couldn't report bugs in a straightforward way. > > I did a workaround by composing the message on one machine, then > mailing it from another. > > Add citation of 5.4.7 for those using an alternative to direct e-mail > in section A.4 Hmmm... I do not have 5.4.7 nor A.4 in debian-reference > Have a look at: > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=755230 Have a look in Installation Guide: https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch05s04.html.en#submit-bug https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/apas04.html.en Yah. You are filing a bug to the wrong package. Correct package is mentioned in E.2. as installation-guide Just around these referenced section, there is a link to "8.5.2. Sending E-Mails Outside The System" | To correctly set up reportbug to use an external mail server, please run | the command reportbug --configure and answer “no” to the question if an | MTA is available. You will then be asked for the SMTP server to be used | for submitting bug reports. Maybe what you want is add some text just after this section to address situation without network access. I guess what the bug reporter wants is something along: | If network access is missing, you may start "reportbug" with the "-b" and | "-p" options and redirect its output to a file. Then you can read it | with other machine to file report. Anyway, I do not know if documenting basic reportbug feature is good thing or not. (I am mere messenger here.) Andrew, please discuss with correct people by making a clear proposal. Otherwise, your bug report is useless. We all are volunteers and your positive contribution is essential. Osamu
