On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 12:17:25PM -0400, Ryan Kavanagh wrote:
> Package: bugs.debian.org
> Severity: wishlist
> X-Debbugs-Cc: r...@debian.org
> 
> The 'close' command has been deprecated since at least February 2002 [0],
> and its use is strongly discouraged by ยง5.8.2 of the developers
> reference:
> 
>     You should never close bugs via the bug server close command sent to
>     cont...@bugs.debian.org. If you do so, the original submitter will
>     not receive any information about why the bug was closed. [1]
> 
> After almost 20 years of deprecation, maybe it's time to finally drop
> it?
>...

If this gets implemented, how are housekeeping actions like [1] supposed 
to be done?

How do you suggest to close bugs like #993125 on submission?

cu
Adrian

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=984001;msg=15 

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