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Re: [RFC] git-format-patch: default to --from to avoid spoofed mails?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 29, 2016, 16:56 UTC
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Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> writes:
> So, it seems exceedingly unlikely to me that this would result in
> unnecessary in-body "From:" headers.

Yup, Peff elsewhere on the thread gave the same conclusion, and after reading the codepaths involved again, I agree.

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Message 19 of 19 in “[RFC] git-format-patch: default to --from to avoid spoofed mails?”
  1. Josh TriplettJul 28, 2016
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2016
  3. Jeff KingJul 28, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2016
  5. Josh TriplettJul 28, 2016
  6. Jeff KingJul 29, 2016
  7. Jeff KingJul 29, 2016
  8. Josh TriplettJul 29, 2016
  9. Jeff KingJul 29, 2016
  10. Josh TriplettJul 30, 2016
  11. Jeff KingJul 30, 2016
  12. Josh TriplettJul 30, 2016
  13. 0/2 format-patch: Transition the default to --from to avoid spoofed mailsJosh Triplett, Jul 30, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2016
  15. Jeff KingAug 1, 2016
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2016
  17. Josh TriplettJul 29, 2016
  18. Josh TriplettJul 29, 2016
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2016

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