[Reportbug-maint] Bug#502866: reportbug cannot work without local MTA or remote smtp host

[Lars Noodén]

Sandro Tosi wrote:
> Do you know any of such services?

You can't use this one but you can make one like it:
	http://www.umich.edu/~umweb/how-to/cgi-scripts/htmail.html
we've had it since 1994 or so...

They're dead simple to write.

>  I don't...

Hmm.  Are you really, really sure?

I'll try again.  The wish is this:

reportbug gets some data from the system and the user.
report bug transfers this data using web technology.
said web technology transfers this data into the existing system
	-- all without using or configuring mail

once the report is into the regular system it then operates as normal
(mail and all)

> If you want this, then
> please fill a wishlist bugreport on debbugs asking for such an

I can do that but I'll need the URL for debbugs, please.

> interface, then get back to us. As you formulated this bug, we cannot
> solve it (but I won't close it yet, just to track the request)
> 
>> Wget is part of busybox and basic debian:
> 
> No need of wget to accomplish this: python has planty of ways to POST
> data on a URL.

Ok. Python works too.  So does Perl.  Whatever lets us avoid messing
with MTAs.

Regards
-Lars