Bug#502159: [Popcon-developers] Bug#502159: popularity-contest: when HTTP fails, tries MAILTO: no dpkg-configure options
[Ryo Furue] If I'm not mistaken, popularity-contest tries to send email when HTTP submission fails. You are not mistaken. I think this behavior should be configurable through dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest, because 1) There are many users whose MTA only allows local delivery; 2) How to change configuration isn't clear. The correct way is to add a line with MAILTO= in /etc/popularity-contest.conf, to override the default email address. I agree that this should be mentioned in the manual page, at the very least. :) Not sure I agree that this should be configurable using debconf, or just disabled by default. It would depend on how many submissions we get using email and how many we get using HTTP. I do not have such statistics available. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#502159: [Popcon-developers] Bug#502159: popularity-contest: when HTTP fails, tries MAILTO: no dpkg-configure options
Petter, Thank you for your response. | I think this behavior should be configurable through | dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest, because | | 1) There are many users whose MTA only allows local delivery; | 2) How to change configuration isn't clear. | | The correct way is to add a line with | | MAILTO= | | in /etc/popularity-contest.conf, to override the default email | address. Thanks. I was actually able to figure that out by reading /etc/cron.daily/popularity-contest . | I agree that this should be mentioned in the manual page, at | the very least. :) | | Not sure I agree that this should be configurable using debconf, or | just disabled by default. Probably you are right. A simple documentation (in the manpage or in /usr/share/doc/popularity-contest or both) may be the best way to go. So, probably I should've categorized my report as a wishlist item. Regards, Ryo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
