[Reportbug-maint] Bug#806681: reportbug: Improve feedback "unable to connect to debian.org" after opening email client

[Karl-Philipp Richter]

Package: reportbug
Version: 6.6.3
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

After opening the local email client the operation fails with an very vague error message like
"unable to connect to debian.org". This error message has to contain the requested URI, the protocol status code and error
message as well as suggestions how to proceed in order to be of any use for the user.

This report is about the specific mentioned feedback. The fact that it's possible to figure out a correct configuration which
avoids this issue doesn't affect it.


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

** /home/richter/.reportbugrc:
reportbug_version "6.6.3"
mode standard
ui text
realname "Karl-Philipp Richter"
email krichter at posteo.de
smtphost posteo.de:587
smtpuser krichter at posteo.de
smtppasswd <omitted>
smtptls

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.2
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-powerpc
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               1.0.9.8.1
ii  python            2.7.9-1
ii  python-reportbug  6.6.3
pn  python:any        <none>

reportbug recommends no packages.

Versions of packages reportbug suggests:
pn  claws-mail                                 <none>
pn  debconf-utils                              <none>
pn  debsums                                    <none>
pn  dlocate                                    <none>
pn  emacs23-bin-common | emacs24-bin-common    <none>
ii  exim4-daemon-light [mail-transport-agent]  4.84-8
ii  file                                       1:5.22+15-2
ii  gnupg                                      1.4.18-7
pn  python-gtk2                                <none>
pn  python-gtkspell                            <none>
pn  python-urwid                               <none>
pn  python-vte                                 <none>
pn  xdg-utils                                  <none>

Versions of packages python-reportbug depends on:
ii  apt               1.0.9.8.1
ii  python-debian     0.1.27
ii  python-debianbts  1.12
pn  python:any        <none>

python-reportbug suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information