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Re: [PATCH v2] Enable setting attach as the default in .gitconfig for git-format-patch.

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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Feb 9, 2009, 12:34 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin venit, vidit, dixit 08.02.2009 18:28:
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> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 8 Feb 2009, Jeremy White wrote:
> 
>> As an aside, there is a long (and discouraging) read about the issue
>> with Thunderbird here:
>>   https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141983
>>
>> Essentially, the problem is well understood - Thunderbird uses
>> format=flowed by default, which is what mangles the patches.  The author
>> of the relevant code is unmoved by arguments that the default should
>> switch, and no one has yet been willing to create a simpler UI for
>> switching the setting.
> 
> I guess I'll start discouraging use of Thunderbird from now on.

...specifically for patch submission, please ;) I'm a TB user who compiles the beast and writes extensions for it, and yet I found git-send-email the more reliable and practical solution for sending out patches. Put yourself in bcc and you'll have a copy in TB's inbox or another folder (use filters).

> Seems 
> that not even the opposition of a guy named Andrew Morton was clue bat 
> enough.

<sarcasm style="reality: exaggerated;"> Isn't that some Linux guy? How would he matter for Mozilla? Does he even know how to send HTML mail... </sarcasm>

Michael
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Message 5 of 44 in “Enable setting attach as the default in .gitconfig for git-format-patch.”
  1. Enable setting attach as the default in .gitconfig for git-format-patch.Jeremy White, Feb 8, 2009
  2. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.Feb 8, 2009
  3. Jeremy WhiteFeb 8, 2009
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 8, 2009
  5. Michael J GruberFeb 9, 2009
  6. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 9, 2009
  8. Michael J GruberFeb 9, 2009
  9. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.Feb 9, 2009
  10. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  11. Johannes SchindelinFeb 9, 2009
  12. Thunderbird and patches (was Re: [PATCH v2] Enable setting attach as the default in .gitconfig for git-format-patch.)Jeremy White, Feb 9, 2009
  13. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  14. Jeremy WhiteFeb 9, 2009
  15. Michael J GruberFeb 9, 2009
  16. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  17. Jeremy WhiteFeb 9, 2009
  18. Brandon CaseyFeb 9, 2009
  19. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  20. Johannes SchindelinFeb 9, 2009
  21. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  22. Brandon CaseyFeb 9, 2009
  23. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  24. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  25. Brandon CaseyFeb 9, 2009
  26. Brandon CaseyFeb 9, 2009
  27. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  28. Brandon CaseyFeb 9, 2009
  29. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  30. Brandon CaseyFeb 9, 2009
  31. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  32. Brandon CaseyFeb 10, 2009
  33. Brandon CaseyFeb 9, 2009
  34. Johannes SchindelinFeb 9, 2009
  35. Michael J GruberFeb 10, 2009
  36. Miles BaderFeb 12, 2009
  37. Michael J GruberFeb 12, 2009
  38. Brandon CaseyFeb 9, 2009
  39. example patch corrupted by thunderbirdBrandon Casey, Feb 9, 2009
  40. Michael J GruberFeb 9, 2009
  41. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  42. Jeremy WhiteFeb 9, 2009
  43. Ben BuckschFeb 9, 2009
  44. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2009

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