Why does Launchpad email me when I change a bug?
- Keywords:
- bug mail bugmail notification
- Last updated by:
- Jeroen T. Vermeulen
Whenever a change is made to a bug, even if the change was made by you, an email notification is sent to the subscribers of that bug. Some people find it surprising that Launchpad would email you a message for a change that you made yourself. The rationale behind this is:
* Most of our most active users actually want a copy of the email to
ensure that a) the operation went through b) a thread with the
history of the bug is stored locally. I realize that the bug
activity log also captures this, but being able to browse offline
is definitely a plus, and for some very important users, a requirement.
* Any added preference is added complexity and decreased usability.
You can argue that in this case it is negligible, but it means two
codepaths, additional support overhead and more testing.
* You can easily filter this email away by tracking the From: header
together with the X-Launchpad-
read more about email filtering and bugmail headers at
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