[Python-Dev] Changing SF tracker email preferences

Thomas Heller theller@python.net
13 Feb 2003 19:48:34 +0100


Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

> > > The SF tracker admin has an option to allow this: all I have to do is
> > > uncheck the box that says "Send email on all changes".  I would really
> > > like to do this.
> > > 
> > > Would anybody who is currently receiving bugs or patches traffic be
> > > bothered if I made this change?
> > 
> > I find it sometimes interesting to receive these mails and read the
> > comments which are posted, I cannot decide from the item description
> > if I'm interested in this item or not.
> 
> Hm...  If you're the only one I'm inclined to overrule you. :-)

This is your good right of course, and my contribution is small enough
that I have to live with this.

> 
> > (You could also route the mails them into the trashcan, and read them with a
> > newsreader at news.gmane.org:gmane.comp.python.bugs or patches.)
> 
> No, that won't work: unless I uncheck that box, the traffic will
> contain all posts, but I really want to see only posts announcing new
> issues.
Yes, but you could ignore the threads you aren't interested in. Just an idea.

Thomas