Re: Working with public-inbox.org [Was: [PATCH] rev-parse: respect core.hooksPath in --git-path]

From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Date: Aug 16, 2016, 20:56 UTC
Message-ID: <20160816205636.GA15363@dcvr>
In-Reply-To: <20160816204411.GA31448@dcvr>

Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> wrote:

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> Currently for web users, I suggest:
> 
> 	curl $URL >tmpXXX
> 
> 	# open tmpXXXX and tag+copy to patchesXXX using MUA of choice:
> 	# (also seems to be what Jeff describes):
> 	mutt -f tmpXXX
> 
> 	git am patchesXXXX

I should add this is also a better match to an "offline first" workflow for disconnected use. My Internet connections drop all the time :<

I don't mind people over-downloading at all, and stuffing an extra cover + comments is likely more efficient with gzip than going back online to fetch separately.

> Perhaps adding checkbox next to each item might work as a
> select-to-include-in-mbox download form.

...So I'm not sure if I want to invest time into this idea since either the server or user could be offline by the time messages are selected.