From: jocuri%softhome.net <> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:22:41 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Documentation patch for bug 268613 - Update paragraph related to email prefs tab... X-Git-Tag: bugzilla-2.16.8~26 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c863dfe42ec05181c15cef2af5e1c2534f7cbae7;p=thirdparty%2Fbugzilla.git Documentation patch for bug 268613 - Update paragraph related to email prefs tab; patch by Shane H. W. Travis , r=vladd. --- diff --git a/docs/xml/administration.xml b/docs/xml/administration.xml index 3aaca8c748..6ce2897c85 100644 --- a/docs/xml/administration.xml +++ b/docs/xml/administration.xml @@ -334,25 +334,35 @@ - Disable Text: - If you type anything in this box, including just a space, the - user is prevented from logging in, or making any changes to - bugs via the web interface. - The HTML you type in this box is presented to the user when - they attempt to perform these actions, and should explain - why the account was disabled. - - Don't disable the administrator account! - - + Disable Text: + If you type anything in this box, including just a space, the + user is prevented from logging in, or making any changes to + bugs via the web interface. + The HTML you type in this box is presented to the user when + they attempt to perform these actions, and should explain + why the account was disabled. + + + Users with disabled accounts will continue to receive + mail from Bugzilla; furthermore, they will not be able + to log in themselves to change their own preferences and + stop it. If you want an account (disabled or active) to + stop receiving mail, add the account name (one account + per line) to the file data/nomail. + - The user can still submit bugs via - the e-mail gateway, if you set it up, even if the disabled text - field is filled in. The e-mail gateway should - not - be enabled for secure installations of Bugzilla. + + Even users whose accounts have been disabled can still + submit bugs via the e-mail gateway, if one exists. + The e-mail gateway should not be + enabled for secure installations of Bugzilla. + - + + + Don't disable all the administrator accounts! + + diff --git a/docs/xml/using.xml b/docs/xml/using.xml index b475bd654b..5b2660ecde 100644 --- a/docs/xml/using.xml +++ b/docs/xml/using.xml @@ -515,23 +515,133 @@
Email Settings - On this tab you can reduce or increase the amount of email sent - you from Bugzilla, opting in our out depending on your relationship to - the bug and the change that was made to it. (Note that you can also do - client-side filtering using the X-Bugzilla-Reason header which Bugzilla - adds to all bugmail.) - - By entering user email names, delineated by commas, into the - "Users to watch" text entry box you can receive a copy of all the - bugmail of other users (security settings permitting.) This powerful - functionality enables seamless transitions as developers change - projects or users go on holiday. + + This tab controls the amount of email Bugzilla sends you. + + + + The first item on this page is marked Users to watch. + When you enter one or more comma-delineated user accounts (usually email + addresses) into the text entry box, you will receive a copy of all the + bugmail those users are sent (security settings permitting). + This powerful functionality enables seamless transitions as developers + change projects or users go on holiday. + - The ability to watch other users may not be available in all - Bugzilla installations. If you can't see it, ask your - administrator. + + The ability to watch other users may not be available in all + Bugzilla installations. If you don't see this feature, and feel + that you need it, speak to your administrator. + + + + The Field/recipient specific options table + allows you to determine how much mail Bugzilla sends you. + The rows of the table + define events that can happen to a bug -- things like + attachments being added, new comments being made, the + priority changing, etc. The columns in the table define + your relationship with the bug: + + + + + + Reporter - Where you are the person who initially + reported the bug. Your name/account appears in the + Reporter: field. + + + + + Assignee - Where you are the person who has been + designated as the one responsible for the bug. Your + name/account appears in the Assigned To: + field of the bug. + + + + + QA Contact - You are one of the designated + QA Contacts for the bug. Your account appears in the + QA Contact: text-box of the bug. + + + + + CC - You are on the list CC List for the bug. + Your account appears in the CC: text box + of the bug. + + + + + Voter - You have placed one or more votes for the bug. + Your account appears only if someone clicks on the + Show votes for this bug link on the bug. + + + + + + + + Some columns may not be visible for your installation, depending + on your site's configuration. + + + + + To fine-tune your bugmail, decide the events for which you want + to receive bugmail; then decide if you want to receive it all + the time (enable the checkbox for every column), or only when + you have a certain relationship with a bug (enable the checkbox + only for those columns). For example: if you didn't want to + receive mail when someone added themselves to the CC list, you + could uncheck all the boxes in the CC Field Changes + line. As another example, if you never wanted to receive email + on bugs you reported unless the bug was resolved, you would + un-check all boxes in the Reporter column + except for the one on the The bug is resolved or + verified row. + + + + If you want to receive the + maximum amount of email possible, check every box in every column. + if you don't want to receive any email from + Bugzilla at all, ensure that every box in this table is un-checked. + + + + + Your Bugzilla administrator can stop a user from receiving + bugmail by adding the user's name to the + data/nomail file. This is a drastic step + best taken only for disabled accounts, as it overrides the + the user's individual mail preferences. + + + + + + Bugzilla adds the X-Bugzilla-Reason header to + all bugmail it sends, describing the recipient's relationship + (AssignedTo, Reporter, QAContact, CC, or Voter) to the bug. + This header can be used to do further client-side filtering. + + + + + By default, Bugzilla sends out email regardless of who made the + change... even if you were the one responsible for generating + the email in the first place. If you don't care to receive bugmail + from your own changes, check the box marked Only email me + reports of changes made by other people. + +