[Popcon-developers] Bug#502159: Bug#502159: Bug#502159: popularity-contest: when HTTP fails, tries MAILTO: no dpkg-configure options

[Bill Allombert]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 02:45:42PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote:
> I suggest that the attached patch be applied to the FAQ.

I have updated http://popcon.debian.org/FAQ and added this entry:

Q) How can I prevent popularity-contest from sending reports via email?

A) This is not recommended. Reports are sent by email only when the HTTP
submission fails, which is generally caused by a temporary lack of internet
connectivity. By contrast, reports sent by email are stored in the mail server
queue until the internet connectivity is back.

Nevertheless, you can prevent popularity-contest from sending reports via email
by adding
MAILTO=
to /etc/popularity-contest.conf

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe at debian.org>

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