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Old 05-11-2008, 10:26 PM
Domenico Andreoli
 
Default Mail headers for automated package maintenance emails

On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 09:56:46AM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org> wrote:
> > On Sunday 11 May 2008 00:56, Raphael Geissert wrote:
> >> Also for messages coming from other sources, i.e. dehs?
>
> > Yes, the idea is that such mails have uniform headers. There are no "other"
> > sources: it works best if every tool that sends automated mails to Debian
> > package maintainers uses those headers.
>
> >> Just want to know if I have to make dehs add those headers.
>
> > "have to" sounds like it's a great ordeal ;-) But yes, please.
>
> Afaiui dehs *only* sends emails to $package@packages.qa.debian.org,
> and the question was whether the pts only adds the header to e-mails
> generated by its own scripts or also to stuff received by mail. (I
> have no idea whether this even a correct dichotomy)

What about spam sent to $package@packages.qa.debian.org? Will it get
these headers too?

cheers,
Domenico

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Old 05-12-2008, 11:44 AM
Raphael Hertzog
 
Default Mail headers for automated package maintenance emails

On Mon, 12 May 2008, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> > Afaiui dehs *only* sends emails to $package@packages.qa.debian.org,
> > and the question was whether the pts only adds the header to e-mails
> > generated by its own scripts or also to stuff received by mail. (I
> > have no idea whether this even a correct dichotomy)
>
> What about spam sent to $package@packages.qa.debian.org? Will it get
> these headers too?

The PTS only accepts mails from some trusted source so direct spam won't
get forwarded. However spams forwarded by the BTS to the PTS will of
course also get those headers...

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Old 05-12-2008, 01:31 PM
Domenico Andreoli
 
Default Mail headers for automated package maintenance emails

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 01:44:24PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> On Mon, 12 May 2008, Domenico Andreoli wrote:
> > > Afaiui dehs *only* sends emails to $package@packages.qa.debian.org,
> > > and the question was whether the pts only adds the header to e-mails
> > > generated by its own scripts or also to stuff received by mail. (I
> > > have no idea whether this even a correct dichotomy)
> >
> > What about spam sent to $package@packages.qa.debian.org? Will it get
> > these headers too?
>
> The PTS only accepts mails from some trusted source so direct spam won't
> get forwarded. However spams forwarded by the BTS to the PTS will of
> course also get those headers...

Indeed my test message bounced.. not that I did not trust you

Thank you,
Domenico

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