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Re: [PATCH] imap-send: add --draft to set IMAP \Draft flag

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 2, 2026, 14:37 UTC
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"Wolfgang Faust" <contrib-git@wolfgangfaust.com> writes:
> I also read in some past thread (I forget which) that we generally want
> to start by adding a flag, and only introduce a configuration if there
> is demand for it after the flag has proven itself.

That indeed is a strong personal prefference of mine. Sadly, nobody seems to have followed it in their topics---you are the first ;-).

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