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Explain how to submit followups to a given PR (problem report)
	using the email interface.
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@ -45,10 +45,17 @@ Note that this reporting system is accessible from Lynx, but is more
readable using a graphical browser. This is unfortunate, but fixing
this problem will require modifications to the bug tracking software
itself. This will be addressed when time permits.
<p>
While the web interface allows replies and followups to existing reports,
it is also possible to send replies and followups using regular email.
See the <b>Report Followups</b> subsection under <b>Email Access</b>, below.
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<H3>Bug Reports -- Email Access</H3>
<H4>Initial Reports</H4>
If you prefer to send your bug reports via regular email, you can
send them to
<A HREF="mailto:gno-bugs@trenco.gno.org">gno-bugs@trenco.gno.org</A>.
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<A HREF="mailto:gno-bugs-admin@trenco.gno.org">
gno-bugs-admin@trenco.gno.org</A>
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<H4>Report Followups</H4>
If you wish to use the email interface to enter followup text on a
particular, you can do it by emailing your message to
<b>gno-bugs@trenco.gno.org</b>,
<em>provided that your subject line follows a particular format</em>.
Specifically, the subject line must contain the text
<b>(PR#</b><em>nn</em><b>)</b>, where <em>nn</em> is the problem report
number. This string must not contain any whitespace or other characters,
except as shown. The parenthesis are part of the string.
<p>
The subject line may contain other text, but the above is required
for the message to be recognised as a followup rather than a new problem
report.
<p>