Don Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just for reference, what is currently sent is the following[1]: > > Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian. > ^- an indication the effort of submitting a bug report is appreciated > > This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has > been received. It is being forwarded to the package maintainers and other > interested parties for their attention; they will reply in due course. > ^- an indication the effort will _not_ be ignored in the long run > > Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): > [...]
There's a huge difference, though, in the effect on the submitter between receiving an automated "your report *will in the future* be read by a human being", and receiving a (possibly automated) "a real human *has* read your report and has made the following triage decision on it". -- \ "When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir | `\ cevinpl." -- Anonymous | _o__) | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
