Package: reportbug Version: 4.12.6 Severity: minor When running "reportbug --configure" one of the questions asked is:
Does your SMTP host require TLS authentication? This phrasing is confusing, as it seems to ask if the SMTP host requires TLS authentication of the user (via client certificates or SRP), which a few SMTP hosts might do. I believe a much better phrasing would be: Use TLS to encrypt the SMTP host login? The proposed phrasing more accurately reflect that TLS is used for encrypting the SMTP connection (and maybe for authenticating the server), but not for any authentication required by the server. The phrasing mentions "login" to avoid misleading users into thinking Debian bug reports are somehow secret or private, when in fact the Social Contract requires them to be published. Thus the only thing really protected by the encryption is the password login to the SMTP host. -- Package-specific info: ** Environment settings: INTERFACE="text" ** /home/WISEMO/jb/.reportbugrc (censored): reportbug_version "4.12.6" mode advanced ui text realname "Jakob Bohm" email "jb-debb...@wisemo.com" smtphost "******" smtpuser "******" smtptls -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.2 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_DK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages reportbug depends on: ii apt 0.8.10.3+squeeze1 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii python 2.6.6-3+squeeze6 interactive high-level object-orie ii python-reportbug 4.12.6 Python modules for interacting wit reportbug recommends no packages. Versions of packages reportbug suggests: pn debconf-utils <none> (no description available) ii debsums 2.0.48+nmu3 tool for verification of installed pn dlocate <none> (no description available) pn emacs22-bin-common | emacs23 <none> (no description available) ii file 5.04-5 Determines file type using "magic" ii gnupg 1.4.10-4 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep pn python-gtk2 <none> (no description available) pn python-gtkspell <none> (no description available) pn python-urwid <none> (no description available) pn python-vte <none> (no description available) ii ssmtp [mail-transport-agent] 2.64-4 extremely simple MTA to get mail o pn xdg-utils <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
