--- C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-1.2.8/config_defaults_inc.php	Mon Sep 26 21:54:19 2011
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-edited/config_defaults_inc.php	Mon Sep 26 22:09:42 2011
@@ -2724,6 +2724,13 @@
 	 */
 	$g_view_additional_information_threshold = DEVELOPER;
 
+	/**
+	 * when a reporter replies to a ticket in feedback that is assigned to someone
+	 * then automatically set the status to this. If it is not yet assigned, set status to _NEW.
+	 * @global int $g_bug_replied_status
+	 */
+	$g_bug_replied_status = ASSIGNED;
+
 	/************************************
 	 * MantisBT Look and Feel Variables *
 	 ************************************/
--- C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-1.2.8/core/bugnote_api.php	Tue Sep 06 10:23:10 2011
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/vsel/mantisbt-edited/core/bugnote_api.php	Sun Sep 18 01:26:48 2011
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 		if ( bug_get_field( $p_bug_id, 'handler_id') == 0 ) {
 			bug_set_field( $p_bug_id, 'status', config_get( 'bug_submit_status' ) );
 		} else {
-			bug_set_field( $p_bug_id, 'status', config_get( 'bug_assigned_status' ) );
+			bug_set_field( $p_bug_id, 'status', config_get( 'bug_replied_status' ) );
 		}
 	}