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Re: Bug: "git svn clone" does not honor svn.authorsfile setting

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 10, 2009, 20:18 UTC
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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com> writes:
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> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 14:09, Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net> wrote:
>> [Note that I've set Reply-to to both myself and this list, as I am not
>> subscribed to the list. Broken list software and MUAs sometimes don't
>> honor this. Check to whom you're replying!]
>
> Please don't. It is custom on the git list to always keep those who
> are involved in the conversation cc-ed, adding a Reply-to makes this
> difficult.

I've seen people use Mail-Followup-To to cause grumbles, but Reply-To seems worse in a sense. If I wanted to respond _privately_ to Curt, and said "Reply", the message would have been broadcast to the public, and I am using a MUA that is *not* broken and honors this setting.

Not good.
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Message 3 of 8 in “Bug: "git svn clone" does not honor svn.authorsfile setting”
  1. Curt SampsonNov 10, 2009
  2. Sverre RabbelierNov 10, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 10, 2009
  4. Curt SampsonNov 13, 2009
  5. Sam VilainNov 11, 2009
  6. Curt SampsonNov 13, 2009
  7. git svn: read global+system config for clone+initEric Wong, Nov 14, 2009
  8. Eric WongNov 14, 2009

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