2497 - Need to set up bugzilla fields to include mail/news area

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Bugzilla :: Bugzilla-General, defect, P2)

Description

[lchiang]

Need to set up bugzilla fields to include mail/news area

Soon, we will have some mail/news code available and we need to have the bug
infrastructure set up to support this.

In looking at the bugzilla page where various products/projects are listed, I
don't see a product/project name where the bug filer can easily recognize that
s/he can enter mail/news bugs there.

Here is what we'd like, if possible:

(1) Have a product/project named "mail/news" with components tbd.  All other
fields (ie. priority, platform, etc) should be the same as the NGLayout project.

OR

(2) Include a "mail/news" component in an existing project/product, but that
would involve renaming the project/product to be more informative that mail/news
bugs can be filed there.

What is your opinion, Terry?  (Or whomever this bug report gets filed against).

Thanks.

Comment 1

[leger]

You will need to provide terry with a description of the Mail/News product
before he can enter it.

Comment 2

[lchiang]

I believe the description should read:  "For bugs about the Mozilla
Mail/News Project" with a link to:  http://www.mozilla.org/mailnews/index.html
which is a description of the Netscape branded mail/news effort.

Comment 3

[Terry Weissman]

I agree it probably makes sense for mail/news to be its own project. (I'll
probably name it "MailNews", if that doesn't bother anyone too much.)

But I really need a list of components for it.  And for each component, I
need a default owner -- someone who will initially get assigned bugs
submitted against that component.

So, generate me an initial list of components and owners, and I will
create an area in Bugzilla for you.

Comment 4

[Phil Peterson]

MailNews sounds fine. Here are some component suggestions. I'll email these
around to make sure everyone agrees, and add their suggestions/corrections.

Networking - Scott MacGregor <[e-mail]>
Database - David McCusker <[e-mail]>
MIME - Rich Pizzarro <[e-mail]>
Security - Jeff Tsai <[e-mail]>
Composition - Jean-Francois Ducarroz <[e-mail]>
Address Book - Scott Putterman <[e-mail]>
Front End - Warren Harris <[e-mail]>
Back End - Phil Peterson <[e-mail]>

Comment 5

[Terry Weissman]

Great.  Just be sure to let me know when you think the dust has settled (even
if that translates to "just do the above".)

Comment 6

[lchiang]

Thank you, Terry.

Does it make sense to have "security" as a component?  I thought that security
was one area that we could not include on mozilla.org.

Comment 7

[leger]

Security bugs are NOT to go into Bugzilla.  Must be tracked separately in
Bugsplat.  chofmann - this still the way to go here?

Comment 8

[leger]

Security bugs are NOT to go into Bugzilla.  Must be tracked separately in
Bugsplat.  chofmann - this still the way to go here?

Comment 9

[lchiang]

Phil, did you get any agreements or additions to your suggested list?

Comment 10

[Phil Peterson]

No one suggested changes. Let's go with this, and amend it if/when we have
problems.

Comment 11

[Terry Weissman]

OK, done.

Comment 12

[leger]

Verified as done.  Thanks terry!

Comment 13

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Moving to Bugzilla product