Re: Created Evolution documentation page for custom server ports

[Paul Weaver <ch3pjw bath ac uk>]

Hi Andre,

Oh that is a shame, but never mind, it was a good learning experience.
Where would you recommend that my efforts are best focussed? I don't
have a strong desire about which project I'd like to work on.

Thanks,
Paul

P.S. I'm afraid I've not had the pleasure of meeting David King - I've
yet to graduate from my PhD course.

On Fri, 2011-08-05 at 15:23 +0200, Andre Klapper wrote: 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> On Fri, 2011-08-05 at 04:25 +0100, Paul Weaver wrote:
> > I've created an Evolution help page detailing how to use a custom port
> > number for an email server. I've attached a patch for those whom it may
> > concern. Let me know what you think.
> 
> It looks really good (apart from license info missing).
> If we have had Mallard documentation for Evolution 3.0.x and if this
> exact problem hadn't been fixed in 3.1.x by having an explicit field for
> the port[1] in the server settings I would even commit it, but
> "unfortunately" it's obsolete now because developers for one time
> listened to continuous "invalid" bug repor^w, errr, "user feedback".
> 
> And here I'd like to insert a motivational sentence despite of rejecting
> this contribution, but no good words come to my mind.
> Please imagine something. :)
> 
> andre
> 
> PS: Out of curiosity, did you recently shake hands with my co-worker
> David King at some random PhD handout at Bath University?
> 
> [1] Can't find the exact commit or bug report, but e.g. 
>     https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=650278 
>     is about followup issues