Opened 18 years ago

Closed 18 years ago

#3135 closed defect (fixed)

Docs should clearly explain the "error message e-mails" feature

Reported by: joaoma@… Owned by: Jacob
Component: Documentation Version:
Severity: major Keywords: docs email ADMINS MANAGERS 404
Cc: Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: yes Needs documentation: no
Needs tests: no Patch needs improvement: yes
Easy pickings: no UI/UX: no

Description

Yes, I'm marking this as a high-priority bug, because it's serious. I like the error message e-mails. It can be a lifesaver. However, in high-traffic websites, a simple error message can lead to hundreds (even thousands) of e-mails sent to the admins. That can easily lead to the inclusion of the provider in spam-blocking lists (and many angry coleagues and customers yelling at you).
The worst thing is, it's not clear that you can *NOT* turn such feature off. So, the docs should make things clear.

Attachments (1)

3135.diff (2.8 KB ) - added by Simon G. <dev@…> 18 years ago.

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Change History (7)

comment:1 by anonymous, 18 years ago

Component: Contrib appsDocumentation
Owner: changed from Adrian Holovaty to Jacob

comment:2 by anonymous, 18 years ago

Summary: Docs should clearly warn that error messages will be e-mails to adminsDocs should clearly explain the "error message e-mails" feature

comment:3 by James Bennett, 18 years ago

You can "turn it off", by leaving the ADMINS setting blank.

comment:4 by Simon G. <dev@…>, 18 years ago

Needs documentation: set
Triage Stage: UnreviewedAccepted

by Simon G. <dev@…>, 18 years ago

Attachment: 3135.diff added

comment:5 by Simon G. <dev@…>, 18 years ago

Has patch: set
Keywords: docs email ADMINS MANAGERS 404 added
Needs documentation: unset
Patch needs improvement: set

Added a section to the settings docs, please check it for legibility and comprehensibility.

comment:6 by Jacob, 18 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: newclosed

(In [4619]) Fixed #3135: added some more explanation about how the various error email settings work together. Thanks, Simon G.

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