Re: "This bug report will be sent to the Free Software Foundation..."

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 09:13:30 -0500
> 
> I few years ago I posted a question, and posted it again a year later
> after having no replies the first time.  I got flamed for not reading
> gnu.emacs.bug where my question was answered the first time.  How was
> I supposed to guess?

I think whoever flamed you was mistaken (if they indeed flamed you, as
opposed to simply pointing out that an identical bug was already
reported and solved).  I don't think users who report bugs are
required to read past reports.