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Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:

> *uups* sorry; what I really meant is:
>
>if the knob is turned on then write the data to pre-filled send-pr
>understandable text file upon extraction and tell the user sth. like
>the following:
>
>--- cut ---
>To send a report of the last crashdump to FreeBSD developers please use:
> send-pr -f /var/crash/4305834
>You will be able to review everything before mailing out.
>--- cut ---
>
>this can then either go to an extra mailing list or and extra gnats
>cateory.
>  
>

I like the idea of automated send capabilities. However, what is this 
going to mean for the already cluttered GNATS database? It seems to me 
GNATS tends to  grow faster than it shrinks. With possibly 100-200 
additional PRs a day, how long before it becomes a nightmare?

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Ryan Sommers
ryans@gamersimpact.com