# [PATCH] Change from using email.com to example.com as example domain, as per RFC 2606.

2 messages from 2007-12-06 to 2007-12-07. Participants: David Symonds, Mike Hommey.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/11167

## David Symonds, 2007-12-06 23:36

Subject: [PATCH] Change from using email.com to example.com as example domain, as per RFC 2606.
Message-ID: <11969842052283-git-send-email-dsymonds@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/11969842052283-git-send-email-dsymonds%40gmail.com

```
Signed-off-by: David Symonds <dsymonds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/SubmittingPatches |    2 +-
 ident.c                         |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 83bf54c..d234c8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Checklist (and a short version for the impatient):
 	- the first line of the commit message should be a short
 	  description and should skip the full stop
 	- if you want your work included in git.git, add a
-	  "Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@email.com>" line to the
+	  "Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@example.com>" line to the
 	  commit message (or just use the option "-s" when
 	  committing) to confirm that you agree to the Developer's
 	  Certificate of Origin
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 07b4998..7631698 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static const char *env_hint =
 "\n"
 "Run\n"
 "\n"
-"  git config --global user.email \"you@email.com\"\n"
+"  git config --global user.email \"you@example.com\"\n"
 "  git config --global user.name \"Your Name\"\n"
 "\n"
 "to set your account\'s default identity.\n"
-- 
1.5.3.1

```

## Mike Hommey, 2007-12-07 07:01

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Change from using email.com to example.com as example domain, as per RFC 2606.
Message-ID: <20071207070135.GA29333@glandium.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20071207070135.GA29333%40glandium.org
In-Reply-To: <11969842052283-git-send-email-dsymonds@gmail.com>

```
On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 10:36:45AM +1100, David Symonds wrote:
> -	  "Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@email.com>" line to the
> +	  "Signed-off-by: Your Name <your@example.com>" line to the

you@example.com would be better IMHO.

Mike

```
