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Re: [PATCH] imap-send: increase command size limit

From
René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Date
Apr 16, 2024, 15:31 UTC
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Am 15.04.24 um 20:45 schrieb Jeff King:
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> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 11:38:28AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>>> I'm curious, is there a particular problem that you (or someone else)
>>> ran into that caused you to make this change?  I agree it seems prudent
>>> in general, but if there's a particular real-world broken case that this
>>> hits (e.g., mailbox names in a given language), I think the commit
>>> message would be a great place to mention this real-world impact, which
>>> would lend support to your argument that this is a valuable change to
>>> make.
>>
>> I personally am not curious about real-world problem in this case,
>> but I won't stop you asking ;-)
>>
>> I view this more about code simplification.  We no longer need a
>> custom nfvasprintf() helper nobody else cares about, leaving the
>> resulting code easier to read.
>>
>> Will queue but will wait for a day or two to see if René wants to
>> add clarification to the proposed commit log message before merging
>> it to 'next'.
>
> Yeah, as the suggested-by person, I can affirm that this is not
> something I saw in real life. I agree the primary motivation is the code
> simplification, and dropping a pointless limit is the bonus. I'd
> probably have written it in that style, but I'm OK either way.

Right, it's just intended as a code cleanup. I mention the limits only because lifting them is a change of behavior. Though you can now use passwords and folder names longer than 1000 characters, I don't expect that to catch on.

René
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  1. imap-send: increase command size limitRené Scharfe, Apr 14, 2024
  2. brian m. carlsonApr 14, 2024
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2024
  4. Jeff KingApr 15, 2024
  5. René ScharfeApr 16, 2024
  6. Jeff KingApr 15, 2024
  7. René ScharfeApr 16, 2024
  8. Jeff KingApr 17, 2024

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