From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:28:55 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Enable setting attach as the default in .gitconfig for git-format-patch.
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0902081827140.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To: <498F01C2.5080105@codeweavers.com>

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

Ciao,
Dscho