From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:03:01 GMT
Subject: Why GitGitGadget does not use Sender:, was Re: Review process improvements
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2201101401530.339@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqh7b0juk5.fsf@gitster.g>

Hi Junio,

On Wed, 22 Dec 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> writes:
>
> > This would require pretending that we're authorized to send mail from the
> > domain name of the commit author, so this unfortunately won't work (and hence
> > the reason why GGG does it this way). E.g. say you have:
> >
> > From: foo@redhat.com
> > Subject: [PATCH] Fix foo
>
> Would it help to use "Sender:"?

You had suggested that before, and I explained why it does not work in
https://lore.kernel.org/git/nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2008241445200.56@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet/.
The gist is: GMail interferes with your cunning plan.

> When GGG or any other automation are trying to send e-mail on behalf of
> the person shown on "From:", I thought that it is the mechanism for them
> to use to identify themselves.

Ciao,
Dscho