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["Amit Parik \(OpenERP\)" <amp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Rodrigo,

This feature is not developed on OpenERP still, but its good improvement
. We have to provide one configuration on general setting and from there
we can set "Automatic followers added on document"  or remove and by
default it will be true.

This is not exactly the bug, but we can consider this as a good
improvement that's why I am setting this as a "Wishlist".

Thank you!

** Changed in: openobject-addons
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Changed in: openobject-addons
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: openobject-addons
     Assignee: (unassigned) => OpenERP R&D Addons Team 1 (openerp-dev-addons1)

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Title:
  Followers should not be added automatically

Status in OpenERP Addons (modules):
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Currently OpenERP (7, at least) adds any partner that replies to or is
  CC'd on an e-mail related to a document automatically. I couldn't find
  any configuration related to this.

  This functional bug leads to the classic problem of "someone should
  not have received that e-mail".

  Here is a use case:

  0. Customer Charlie sends an e-mail to support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  1. OpenERP fetches the e-mail and creates a crm_helpdesk (in this case, could be anything else) document
  2. Support staff Sally replies (from her e-mail client) to Charlie (at this point, Charlie is automatically and silently added as a follower of the document)
  3. Charlie replies to Sally, but also CC'ing manager Mark (at this point, Mark is automatically and silently added as follower of the OERP document)
  4. Mark forwards to director Dick, removing Charlie and Sally from the recipients. (at this point, OpenERP fetches the message that Mark sent to Dick - and every other reply on the private conversation - matches it with the document, and sends it to all followers: ouch! Obviously I expected that only Mark and Dick got the messages).

  This undesired situation could be avoided in many different ways and
  is obviously caused by a conjunction of factors. Although, IMHO
  partners being added automatically and silently as followers is the
  key point here. Since there is no clear boundary between internal and
  external communication, not to mention that people replying to a
  message are not necessarily aware of who is receiving the reply,
  adding someone as the follower of a document should be something to be
  done explicitly and only by people with appropriate permission to do
  that.

  Of course this could be avoided by e-mail clients removing appropriate
  headers, and so, but OpenERP must not rely on weak assumptions like
  that.

  Maybe this is not a bug /per se/, but since there is no longer a forum
  I think this is the appropriate place to discuss this issue and come
  to a solution.

  This question on help.openerp.com reports a similar case:

  http://help.openerp.com/question/25601/how-to-stop-openerp-from-
  adding-partner-as-followers-automatically/

  OpenERP version: 7.0-20131002-231025-1 (from .deb nightly repo)

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