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Re: [PATCH] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Clarify Gmail section

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Jacob Helwig <jacob.helwig@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 7, 2010, 20:06 UTC
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On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 13:02, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> My impression has been that people are using MUAs that do not corrupt
> patches and are capable of using IMAP drafts folders with Gmail, without
> ever touching their patch-breaking web interface, and the description you
> removed was meant for them.
>
> Is the web interface the _only_ way to interact with IMAP drafts on Gmail?
> If that is the case, your patch (or Aaron's earlier attempt) to make the
> document not to talk about imap-send in the context of Gmail makes sense.
>

The web interface isn't the only way. I use the IMAP drafs all the time with mutt, and most mutt + gmail instructions I've seen online setup this behavior.

> Even if it were not the case, as long as only very few people use IMAP
> drafts on Gmail via MUAs not their web interface, I am fine with your
> change to add send-email recipe to help Gmail users.
>
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Ramkumar Ramachandra
Message 4 of 7 in “Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Clarify Gmail section”
  1. Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Clarify Gmail sectionRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 7, 2010
  2. Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Clarify Gmail sectionRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 7, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 7, 2010
  4. Jacob HelwigApr 7, 2010
  5. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 7, 2010
  6. Jon SeymourApr 7, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 7, 2010

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