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Re: [PATCH v2] git-send-email: die if sendmail.* config is set

From
Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
Date
Jul 20, 2020, 17:40 UTC
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On Mon Jul 20, 2020 at 9:33 AM EDT, Jeff King wrote:
> This basically claims the "sendmail.*" namespace for send-email. Not
> strictly, but if we're going to warn about anything set in it, it
> effectively shuts out other uses.

The revised patch (v3 now) is less strict and offers an escape hatch via sendmail.forbidSendmailVariables. I'd prefer that over making sendmail.* just werk.

Previous: Jeff King
Message 5 of 5 in “git-send-email: die if sendmail.* config is set”
  1. git-send-email: die if sendmail.* config is setDrew DeVault, Jul 18, 2020
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 18, 2020
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 19, 2020
  4. Jeff KingJul 20, 2020
  5. Drew DeVaultJul 20, 2020

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