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1.1     ! root        1: .TH BUGFILER 8 "18 July 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: bugfiler \- file bug reports in folders automatically
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B bugfiler
        !             7: [ mail directory ]
        !             8: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             9: .I Bugfiler
        !            10: is a program to automatically intercept bug reports, summarize them and
        !            11: store them in the appropriate sub directories of the mail directory
        !            12: specified on the command line or the (system dependent) default.
        !            13: It is designed to be compatible with the Rand MH mail system.
        !            14: .I Bugfiler
        !            15: is normally invoked by the mail delivery program through
        !            16: .IR aliases (5)
        !            17: with a line such as the following in /usr/lib/aliases.
        !            18: .PP
        !            19: .DT
        !            20:        bugs:"|bugfiler /usr/bugs/mail"
        !            21: .PP
        !            22: It reads the message from the standard input or the named file, checks
        !            23: the format and returns mail acknowledging receipt or a message 
        !            24: indicating the proper format.  Valid reports are then summarized and
        !            25: filed in the appropriate folder.  Users can then log onto the system and
        !            26: check the summary file for bugs that pertain to them.
        !            27: Bug reports are submitted in RFC822 format and
        !            28: must contain the following header lines:
        !            29: .PP
        !            30: .DT
        !            31:        Date: <date the report is received>
        !            32: .br
        !            33:        From: <valid return address>
        !            34: .br
        !            35:        Subject: <short summary of the problem>
        !            36: .br
        !            37:        Index: <source directory>/<source file> <version> [Fix]
        !            38: .PP
        !            39: In addition, the body of the message must contain a line which
        !            40: begins with ``Description:'' followed by zero or more lines describing the
        !            41: problem in detail and a line beginning with ``Repeat-By:'' followed by zero or
        !            42: more lines describing how to repeat the problem.
        !            43: If the keyword `Fix' is specified in the `Index' line, then there must
        !            44: also be a line beginning with ``Fix:'' followed by a diff of the old and new
        !            45: source files or a description of what was done to fix the problem.
        !            46: .PP
        !            47: The `Index' line is the key to the filing mechanism. The source directory
        !            48: name must match one of the folder names in the mail directory.
        !            49: The message is then filed in this folder
        !            50: and a line appended to the summary file in the following format:
        !            51: .PP
        !            52: .DT
        !            53:        <folder name>/<message number>  <Index info>
        !            54: .br
        !            55:                                                <Subject info>
        !            56: .SH FILES
        !            57: .ta 2.5i
        !            58: /usr/new/lib/mh/deliver        mail delivery program
        !            59: .br
        !            60: /usr/new/lib/mh/unixtomh       converts unix mail format to mh format
        !            61: .br
        !            62: maildir/.ack   the message sent in acknowledgement
        !            63: .br
        !            64: maildir/.format        the message sent when format errors are detected
        !            65: .br
        !            66: maildir/summary        the summary file
        !            67: .br
        !            68: maildir/Bf??????       temporary copy of the input message
        !            69: .br
        !            70: maildir/Rp??????       temporary file for the reply message.
        !            71: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            72: mh(1),
        !            73: newaliases(1),
        !            74: aliases(5)
        !            75: .SH BUGS
        !            76: .PP
        !            77: Since mail can be forwarded in a number of different ways,
        !            78: .I bugfiler
        !            79: does not recognize forwarded mail and will reply/complain to the
        !            80: forwarder instead of the original sender unless there is a `Reply-To'
        !            81: field in the header.
        !            82: .PP
        !            83: Duplicate messages should be discarded or recognized and put somewhere
        !            84: else.

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