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--- a/bug_status.html
+++ b/bug_status.html
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
The <B>status</B> and <B>resolution</B> field define and track the
life cycle of a bug.
+<a name="status">
<p>
+</a>
<TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=4>
<TR ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=TOP>
@@ -42,7 +44,12 @@ certain status transitions are allowed.
<TD>The <b>resolution</b> field indicates what happened to this bug.
<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD>
-<DL><DT><B>NEW</B>
+<DL><DT><B>UNCONFIRMED</B>
+<DD> This bug has recently been added to the database. Nobody has
+ validated that this bug is true. Users who have the "canconfirm"
+ permission set may confirm this bug, changing its state to NEW.
+ Or, it may be directly resolved and marked RESOLVED.
+<DT><B>NEW</B>
<DD> This bug has recently been added to the assignee's list of bugs
and must be processed. Bugs in this state may be accepted, and
become <B>ASSIGNED</B>, passed on to someone else, and remain
@@ -60,8 +67,8 @@ certain status transitions are allowed.
</DL>
<TD>
<DL>
-<DD> No resolution yet. All bugs which are <B>NEW</B> or
- <B>ASSIGNED</B> have the resolution set to blank. All other bugs
+<DD> No resolution yet. All bugs which are in one of these "open" states
+ have the resolution set to blank. All other bugs
will be marked with one of the following resolutions.
</DL>
@@ -188,8 +195,7 @@ searching for bugs that have been resolved or verified, remember to set the
status field appropriately.
<hr>
-<address><a href="http://home.netscape.com/people/terry/">Terry Weissman &lt;terry@netscape.com&gt;</a></address>
<!-- hhmts start -->
-Last modified: Thu Jan 13 16:22:39 2000
+Last modified: Wed Feb 16 20:41:24 2000
<!-- hhmts end -->
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