Under "Adopting a Package" the debian developers' reference manual says (among other things):
If you take over an old package, you probably want to be listed as the package's official maintainer in the bug system. This will happen automatically once you upload a new version with an updated Maintainer: field, although it can take a couple of weeks. If you do not expect to upload a new version for a while, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that bug reports will go to you right away. I'd like to do that, but am not yet a sanctioned developer; do you think I should send that email, or do I really have to wait? Thanks.
