the new whine package

[Albert Ting]

Joel Peshkin writes:
> From: Joel Peshkin <bugreport at peshkin.net>
> To: developers at bugzilla.org
> Subject: Re: the new whine package
> Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:56:11 -0800
> 
> Albert Ting wrote:
> 
> >I have a couple questions about the new whine package in 2.19.
> >
> >   - How does one setup a whine event that does what the old whineatnews
> >     did?  Is it possible to create one event that emails everybody a list
> >     of their new bugs?  Or do I still use whineatnews for that?
> >
> >  
> >
> After the whine-at-groups patch lands, you can create a whine that goes 
> to each member of a group.  Using group pronouns in the boolean charts
> assigned_to   equals   %user%
> you can have each user get a report with only bugs they own included.

Thanks!

> 
> >   - It doesn't look like I can add variables in the message, such as
> >     %maintainer%, %owner%, etc?
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> You can update the template.  If you need more info passed to the 
> template, file an RFE.   Don't foget that you can already get to the 
> Param() function.

It appears whine.pl calls MessageToMTA directly.  Hence it doesn't call
PerformSubst.  I also don't think it calls the template routines?