[Reportbug-maint] Bug#649441: reportbug: sends multiple mails if first SMTP connection attempt failed

[Victor Nitu]

Package: reportbug

Version: 6.3
Severity: normal

I have reportbug configured to work with my remote SMTP account.
All works fine when sending reports, but I managed to notice a problem 
when the first connection attempt fails.

If the second attempt succeeds, then reportbug sends two mails instead 
of one to the BTS. Worse, the BTS even assigns differrent numbers, treating 
them as separate issues.

The living example of this failure is located at #649433 - #649434, exactly 
the situation described here.
I don't know, but I suppose if there are two unsuccessful attempts, the third 
may send three reports? I have no idea how to figure this out.

Let me know if you need more details.

NOTE: I didn't know in the first place if this should be filed against reportbug 
or the BTS, but since this is the place where it all begins, this would make 
a decent start.


Kind regards,
Victor


-- Package-specific info:
** Environment settings:
INTERFACE="text"

** /home/victor/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "6.2.2"
mode standard
ui text
email "victor at debian-linux.ro"
smtphost "smtp.debian-linux.ro"
smtpuser "victor at debian-linux.ro"

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-486
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               0.8.15.9
ii  python            2.7.2-9 
ii  python-reportbug  6.3     

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
ii  debconf-utils                              <none>     
ii  debsums                                    <none>     
ii  dlocate                                    <none>     
ii  emacs22-bin-common | emacs23-bin-common    <none>     
ii  exim4                                      4.77-1     
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent]  4.77-1     
ii  file                                       5.09-2     
ii  gnupg                                      1.4.11-3   
ii  python-gtk2                                2.24.0-2   
ii  python-gtkspell                            <none>     
ii  python-urwid                               1.0.0-4    
ii  python-vte                                 <none>     
ii  xdg-utils                                  1.1.0~rc1-2

Versions of packages python-reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               0.8.15.9
ii  python            2.7.2-9 
ii  python-debian     0.1.21  
ii  python-debianbts  1.10    
ii  python-support    1.0.14  

python-reportbug suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information