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diff --git a/hurd/running/debian/patch_submission.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian/patch_submission.mdwn
index d2b7b776..1dd8a4db 100644
--- a/hurd/running/debian/patch_submission.mdwn
+++ b/hurd/running/debian/patch_submission.mdwn
@@ -28,20 +28,24 @@ either use the reportbug tool, or just simple mail. In any case, you should
follow these guidelines:
* The submission address is <submit@bugs.debian.org>.
+
* The mail's subject (which will become the bug's title) should be
`SOURCE-PACKAGE: FTBFS on hurd-i386: REASON`.
- * The first lines of the mail's body (the so-called *pseudo-header*):
- * `Severity: important` -- not *serious*.
- * `Version: VERSION` -- the version of the source package in unstable.
- * `Tags: patch` -- as/if you include a ready-to-be-applied patch.
- * `User: debian-hurd@lists.debian.org`
- * `Usertags: hurd`
-Please also add
+ * The first lines of the mail's body (the so-called *pseudo-header*):
-`X-Debbugs-CC: debian-hurd@lists.debian.org`
+ Package: PACKAGE
+ Severity: important -- not *serious*
+ Version: VERSION -- the version of the source package in unstable.
+ Tags: patch -- if you include a ready-to-be-applied patch.
+ User: debian-hurd@lists.debian.org
+ Usertags: hurd
+ X-Debbugs-CC: debian-hurd@lists.debian.org
-in the mail headers, so that the mailing list knows about your report.
+The last three lines are used to to change the current *User* to the specified
+value (the default is the email sender/from address), specify *Usertags* to add
+the specified tags for the current user, and *X-Debbugs-CC* so that the
+[[mailing list|mailing_lists/debian-hurd]] knows about your report.
In the bug description, mention that the package fails to build on hurd-i386
and (if possible) quote the failure. If possible, point to the failing build