Re: Changing the default for `send-mail-function'

[Ted Zlatanov]

On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:10:29 +0900 "Stephen J. Turnbull" <address@hidden> 
wrote: 

SJT> An equally reliable way to handle this would be to format the message
SJT> using report-emacs-bug as usual, then ship it via HTTP/HTTPS post to a
SJT> CGI that mails it to the bug address.  

s/equally/more/ since the user does not need to configure nearly as many
things and most firewalls do not block port 80 but do block other ports.
Really, this is the best solution *today* for *bug reporting* as opposed
to general sending of mail.  No ports, SMTP conversations, defcustoms,
or hand-holding are needed.

SJT> Or use NNTP to inject it via, say, Gmane.

No, please, no.

Ted