R: Send a Post to R-help

help.request {utils} | R Documentation

## Send a Post to R-help

### Description

Prompts the user to check they have done all that is expected of them before sending a post to the R-help mailing list, provides a template for the post with session information included and optionally sends the email (on Unix systems).

### Usage

    help.request(subject = "",
                 address = "r-help@R-project.org",
                 file = "R.help.request", ...)

### Arguments

`subject` | subject of the email. Please do not use single quotes (`'`) in the subject! Post separate help requests for multiple queries.
`address` | recipient's email address.
`file` | filename to use (if needed) for setting up the email.
`...` | additional named arguments such as `method` and `ccaddress` to pass to `create.post`.

### Details

This function is not intended to replace the posting guide. Please read the guide before posting to R-help or using this function (see http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html).

The `help.request` function:

- asks whether the user has consulted relevant resources, stopping and opening the relevant URL if a negative response if given.

- checks whether the current version of R is being used and whether the add-on packages are up-to-date, giving the option of updating where necessary.

- asks whether the user has prepared appropriate (minimal, reproducible, self-contained, commented) example code ready to paste into the post.

Once this checklist has been completed a template post is prepared including current session information, and passed to `create.post`.

### Value

Nothing useful.

### Author(s)

Heather Turner, based on the then current code and help page of `bug.report()`.

### See Also

The posting guide (http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html), also `sessionInfo()` from which you may add to the help request.

`create.post`.

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