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authorCarlton Gibson <carlton.gibson@noumenal.es>2019-10-09 09:29:46 +0200
committerCarlton Gibson <carlton.gibson@noumenal.es>2019-10-09 10:17:03 +0200
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[2.2.x] Fixed #30858 -- Clarified that AdminEmailHandler processes all 5xx responses.
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@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ Server errors
When :setting:`DEBUG` is ``False``, Django will email the users listed in the
:setting:`ADMINS` setting whenever your code raises an unhandled exception and
-results in an internal server error (HTTP status code 500). This gives the
-administrators immediate notification of any errors. The :setting:`ADMINS` will
-get a description of the error, a complete Python traceback, and details about
-the HTTP request that caused the error.
+results in an internal server error (strictly speaking, for any response with
+an HTTP status code of 500 or greater). This gives the administrators immediate
+notification of any errors. The :setting:`ADMINS` will get a description of the
+error, a complete Python traceback, and details about the HTTP request that
+caused the error.
.. note::