From: Lutz Jänicke <jaenicke@openssl.org>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:40:18 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: README and INSTALL should contain information about the request tracker
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README and INSTALL should contain information about the request tracker
(noted by Jonathan Louie <jlouie@recourse.com>).
---

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 09c778fca3..af86485e00 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -139,8 +139,11 @@
      the failure that aren't problems in OpenSSL itself (like missing
      standard headers).  If it is a problem with OpenSSL itself, please
      report the problem to <openssl-bugs@openssl.org> (note that your
-     message will be forwarded to a public mailing list).  Include the
-     output of "make report" in your message.
+     message will be recorded in the request tracker publicly readable
+     via http://www.openssl.org/rt2.html and will be forwarded to a public
+     mailing list). Include the output of "make report" in your message.
+     Please check out the request tracker. Maybe the bug was already
+     reported or has already been fixed.
 
      [If you encounter assembler error messages, try the "no-asm"
      configuration option as an immediate fix.]
@@ -158,7 +161,8 @@
      try removing any compiler optimization flags from the CFLAGS line
      in Makefile.ssl and run "make clean; make". Please send a bug
      report to <openssl-bugs@openssl.org>, including the output of
-     "make report".
+     "make report" in order to be added to the request tracker at
+     http://www.openssl.org/rt2.html.
 
   4. If everything tests ok, install OpenSSL with
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index ef9fcc002b..6c5c454439 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -146,11 +146,13 @@
     - Problem Description (steps that will reproduce the problem, if known)
     - Stack Traceback (if the application dumps core)
 
- Report the bug to the OpenSSL project at:
+ Report the bug to the OpenSSL project via the Request Tracker
+ (http://www.openssl.org/rt2.html) by mail to:
 
     openssl-bugs@openssl.org
 
- Note that mail to openssl-bugs@openssl.org is forwarded to a public
+ Note that mail to openssl-bugs@openssl.org is recorded in the publicly
+ readable request tracker database and is forwarded to a public
  mailing list. Confidential mail may be sent to openssl-security@openssl.org
  (PGP key available from the key servers).