I tried to CC myself on a bug I just reported at a different address. Bugzilla barfed on the address and gave me no other message. I then went back to the form and my entry was lost. Any barf should repeat the filled out form, same values, so that the user can make changes.
Is this bug still valid in 2.17.1?
I would love to try and test it, but I can't make bugzilla barf at will. I have noticed that, if (for example) I get a timeout and have to log in again, that the bug I had prepared is not lost. This is a good thing. If this has been something that has been fixed in the general design, them it is reasonable to close this as fixed. My issue was specifically that I lost a lot of data entry time because of what I saw as a design issue. Some sites allow you to hit your back button and get to your filled out form, others do not. To me, whatever it takes to be one of those sites where everything that you do to preserve the user's data once it is sent is essential. I guess that I (and I think others) try to do all they can to insure that a bug is unique and well describen when they enter one. I will breal off in the middle, ask questions on IRC, do web searches and so forth to try to insure that the bug I enter is s good one. Since as soon as I actually commit to entering a bug, mail is sent to everyone, do not know what to do. This is a process that takes a long time - and is (correctly) filled with prompts that encourage the end user to do their homework. At the same time, if I might lose my data if I do not enter my data with some alacrity, I feel forced to hurry this process. If this makes no sense to you or if you feel that there have been improvements made, you should close the bug.
I am closing this bug report as there has not been any activity on this for a while and there has been various changes made to bugzilla in the meantime. If the issue still exists, kindly reopen it. Thank you.