Popularity Contest: (Dapper) bouncing mail

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Sat Apr 7 19:23:04 UTC 2007


Thilo Six wrote:

> Matthew Flaschen wrote the following on 06.04.2007 19:23:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>> No it's not.  It emails the results.
> 
> as i already said in my earlier mail popcon via mail is not supported.
> read the following:
> 
>
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/dapper/+source/popularity-contest/+bug/35291/comments/21
> <-----------------------------------------------
> * default.conf:
>    - comment out MAILTO because we do not support sending in
>      popcon data over mail (lp: #35291)

Contrast that with:

# sudo dpkg-reconfigure  popularity-contest
...
     If you do not want to use HTTP, email is used instead.
     Use HTTP to submit reports?    

And the OP's experience.  "Supported" or not, clearly, popcon is happy to
try it.
-- 
derek





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