From: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:40:38 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH/POLL] git-format-patch: the default suffix is now .patch, not .txt
Message-ID: <45AF6AC6.2060206@op5.se>
In-Reply-To: <7v64b4ohcj.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> Is it common for popular MUAs to have a single command that lets
> you specify a file and depending on its suffix paste it inline
> or make it an attachment?  I had an impression that most have
> separate commands for "read text from file (as opposed to
> typing)" and "attach a file (of random type, not necessarily and
> more often than not text)".
> 

Most have only "attach" through various means of point-and-click and 
drag-and-drop. Thunderbird too lacks the very basic ability of "include 
this file as part of the message". I still haven't been able to find an 
addon for it that does just that.

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