Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers

From	Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.devel
Subject	Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers
Date	2024-12-11 15:10 +0100
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On 12/11/24 7:30 PM, Alec Leamas wrote:
> 
>>
>> On 12/11/24 6:35 PM, sre4ever@free.fr wrote:
>>> Le 2024-12-11 13:52, Pirate Praveen a écrit :
>>>>> reportbug can talk SMTP directly, is that not enough for you?
>>>>
>>>> without configuring an smtp server? If I run reportbug and clicks 
>>>> submit, does it send mail without any extra configurations?
>>>
>>> It does, and that works for me (though maybe not from some places 
>>> that block some traffic).
> 
> Well, "some places" includes basically all home users, at least in 
> Sweden where I live. This is not about ISPs blocking "some traffic", 
> they only block outgoing smtp traffic on default ports. The reasons are 
> obvious.
> 
> That is, it's often a pain to set up outgoing SMTP. As a user you do it 
> for your MTA since you just have to. But a CLI tool to report Debian 
> bugs? Will not be configured by any newcomer if you ask me.

Many firewalls (for example in offices) also block almost every port 
other than 80 or 443. So it'd still be valuable to have a web based 
reportbug interface.

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Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Robert Chéramy <robert@cheramy.net> - 2024-12-04 17:10 +0100
  Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Andrey Rakhmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2024-12-04 17:40 +0100
  Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Soren Stoutner <soren@debian.org> - 2024-12-04 19:20 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Mechtilde Stehmann <mechtilde@debian.org> - 2024-12-04 20:10 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2024-12-06 12:40 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Antonio Terceiro <terceiro@debian.org> - 2024-12-08 18:20 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> - 2024-12-09 18:50 +0100
  Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2024-12-05 09:40 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Soren Stoutner <soren@debian.org> - 2024-12-05 22:00 +0100
  Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Gard Spreemann <gspr@nonempty.org> - 2024-12-10 09:40 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Andrey Rakhmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2024-12-10 10:00 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Gard Spreemann <gspr@nonempty.org> - 2024-12-10 10:50 +0100
        Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Alexandre Detiste <alexandre.detiste@gmail.com> - 2024-12-10 11:00 +0100
          Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Andrey Rakhmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2024-12-10 15:10 +0100
          Re: Bug tracker speed (was: Bits from DPL) Matthias Urlichs <matthias@urlichs.de> - 2024-12-11 15:30 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-12-10 11:20 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Marc Haber <mh+debian-devel@zugschlus.de> - 2024-12-10 14:00 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Gard Spreemann <gspr@nonempty.org> - 2024-12-10 15:00 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2024-12-11 04:20 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2024-12-11 12:40 +0100
        Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Marc Haber <mh+debian-devel@zugschlus.de> - 2024-12-11 13:00 +0100
          Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2024-12-11 13:30 +0100
            Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2024-12-11 13:30 +0100
              Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2024-12-11 15:30 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2024-12-11 16:10 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2024-12-12 14:40 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-12-21 03:20 +0100
            Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Andrey Rakhmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2024-12-11 13:50 +0100
              Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2024-12-11 14:00 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers sre4ever@free.fr - 2024-12-11 14:10 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2024-12-11 14:10 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Sune Vuorela <nospam@vuorela.dk> - 2024-12-11 14:40 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2024-12-11 15:10 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers sre4ever@free.fr - 2024-12-11 15:40 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Philipp Kern <pkern@debian.org> - 2024-12-11 15:50 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Andrey Rakhmatullin <wrar@debian.org> - 2024-12-11 16:10 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers sre4ever@free.fr - 2024-12-11 15:30 +0100
                Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Marc Haber <mh+debian-devel@zugschlus.de> - 2024-12-11 17:00 +0100
            Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Marc Haber <mh+debian-devel@zugschlus.de> - 2024-12-11 17:00 +0100
            Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Wouter Verhelst <wouter@debian.org> - 2024-12-18 20:50 +0100
              Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Ananthu C V <weepingclown@debian.org> - 2024-12-18 21:00 +0100
        Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org> - 2024-12-12 22:10 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Richard Lewis <richard.lewis.debian@googlemail.com> - 2024-12-12 00:10 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Otto Kekäläinen <otto@debian.org> - 2024-12-12 03:10 +0100
        Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <tiago@debian.org> - 2024-12-15 01:50 +0100
          A better bts? - https://fabre.debian.net (was: Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers) Richard Lewis <richard.lewis.debian@googlemail.com> - 2024-12-15 20:30 +0100
            Re: A better bts? - https://fabre.debian.net Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2024-12-15 20:40 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-12-12 05:10 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Marc Haber <mh+debian-devel@zugschlus.de> - 2024-12-12 07:50 +0100
    Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2024-12-13 05:20 +0100
      Re: Bits from DPL / Feedback on attracting newcomers Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-12-21 03:20 +0100

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