diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index b53bf421..cd7895e7 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2005-04-18 Hrvoje Niksic + + * wget.texi: Update mailing list information. + 2005-04-18 Hrvoje Niksic * wget.texi (Download Options): Don't claim that --no-dns-cache is diff --git a/doc/wget.texi b/doc/wget.texi index b2d042ac..b63b4be3 100644 --- a/doc/wget.texi +++ b/doc/wget.texi @@ -2885,19 +2885,36 @@ Wget @value{VERSION} can be found at @cindex mailing list @cindex list -Wget has its own mailing list at @email{wget@@sunsite.dk}, thanks -to Karsten Thygesen. The mailing list is for discussion of Wget -features and web, reporting Wget bugs (those that you think may be of -interest to the public) and mailing announcements. You are welcome to -subscribe. The more people on the list, the better! +There are several Wget-related mailing lists, all hosted by +SunSITE.dk. The general discussion list is at +@email{wget@@sunsite.dk}. It is the preferred place for bug reports +and suggestions, as well as for discussion of development. You are +invited to subscribe. -To subscribe, simply send mail to @email{wget-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}. -Unsubscribe by mailing to @email{wget-unsubscribe@@sunsite.dk}. +To subscribe, simply send mail to @email{wget-subscribe@@sunsite.dk} +and follow the instructions. Unsubscribe by mailing to +@email{wget-unsubscribe@@sunsite.dk}. The mailing list is archived at +@url{http://www.mail-archive.com/wget%40sunsite.dk/} and at +@url{http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wget.general}. + +The second mailing list is at @email{wget-patches@@sunsite.dk}, and is +used to submit patches for review by Wget developers. A ``patch'' is +a textual representation of change to source code, readable by both +humans and programs. The file @file{PATCHES} that comes with Wget +covers the creation and submitting of patches in detail. Please don't +send general suggestions or bug reports to @samp{wget-patches}; use it +only for patch submissions. + +To subscribe, simply send mail to @email{wget-subscribe@@sunsite.dk} +and follow the instructions. Unsubscribe by mailing to +@email{wget-unsubscribe@@sunsite.dk}. The mailing list is archived at +@url{http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wget.patches}. + +Finally, there is a read-only list at @email{wget-cvs@@sunsite.dk} +that tracks commits to the Wget CVS repository. To subscribe to that +list, send mail to @email{wget-cvs-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}. The list +is not archived. -The mailing list is archived at @url{http://fly.srk.fer.hr/archive/wget}. -Alternative archive is available at -@url{http://www.mail-archive.com/wget%40sunsite.auc.dk/}. - @node Reporting Bugs @section Reporting Bugs @cindex bugs @@ -2934,14 +2951,24 @@ with @file{.wgetrc} moved out of the way. Only if it turns out that the file. @item -Please start Wget with @samp{-d} option and send the log (or the -relevant parts of it). If Wget was compiled without debug support, -recompile it. It is @emph{much} easier to trace bugs with debug support -on. +Please start Wget with @samp{-d} option and send us the resulting +output (or relevant parts thereof). If Wget was compiled without +debug support, recompile it---it is @emph{much} easier to trace bugs +with debug support on. + +Note: please make sure to remove any potentially sensitive information +from the debug log before sending it to the bug address. The +@code{-d} won't go out of its way to collect sensitive information, +but the log @emph{will} contain a fairly complete transcript of Wget's +communication with the server, which may include passwords and pieces +of downloaded data. Since the bug address is publically archived, you +may assume that all bug reports are visible to the public. @item If Wget has crashed, try to run it in a debugger, e.g. @code{gdb `which -wget` core} and type @code{where} to get the backtrace. +wget` core} and type @code{where} to get the backtrace. This may not +work if the system administrator has disabled core files, but it is +safe to try. @end enumerate @c man end