Bug report problems

Hi, I'm trying to submit a bug report for Image_Barcode (even though the package seems to be abandoned.) The bug now seems to be stuck in some limbo status: http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=12331 I filled in the bug-report, complete with patch. On submission, I was told the patch was in the wrong format - it took a few more attempts before realising the real problem was I didn't type ".txt" on the end of the patch name (i.e. nothing to do with the file format.) Attempting to access the bug gives: ERROR: The user who submitted this bug has not yet confirmed their email address. Following the confirmation link in my email gives: ERROR: Unknown salt Trying to resend a confirmation email gives: Error: handle is either already verified or does not exist (which is true... I've validate my email address in the past, so don't know why I'm having to do it again.) Basically, I think I've jumped through all the right hoops, and yet my bug report seems to be inaccessible... Thanks, Ash Note: This isn't the first time I've tried to contribute to PEAR; last time I tried contributing there wasn't any facility for attaching patches at all, so things are obviously progressing. But, I still find the PEAR site and contribution process really hard to work with. - I'd like to contribute bug-reports without having to code fixes too; - If I code a fix, I'd like it acted on quickly (a week, maybe even a month. But 2 months is too long (bug 9242), and 6 months without action is taking the mick: http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=10594.) - If a package seems abandoned (like Image_Barcode) I'd like to be able to check stuff into CVS without having to read a 10,000 word treatise on the responsibility of being a maintainer.