[PATCH 2/6] Google has renamed the imap folder

John Tapsell· Feb 19, 2009, 07:36 UTC · lore

Also add a comment that the web interface wraps the lines

Signed-off-by: John Tapsell <johnflux@gmail.com>
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 Documentation/SubmittingPatches |   12 +++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 9b559ad..ae7525d 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -491,18 +491,27 @@ message, complete the addressing and subject fields, and press send.
 Gmail
 -----
 
+GMail does not appear to have any way to turn off line wrapping in the web
+interface, so this will mangle any emails that you send.  You can however
+use any IMAP email client to connect to the google imap server, and forward
+the emails through that.  Just make sure to disable line wrapping in that
+email client.  Alternatively, use "git send-email" instead.
+
 Submitting properly formatted patches via Gmail is simple now that
 IMAP support is available. First, edit your ~/.gitconfig to specify your
 account settings:
 
 [imap]
-	folder = "[Gmail]/Drafts"
+	folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts"
 	host = imaps://imap.gmail.com
 	user = user@gmail.com
 	pass = p4ssw0rd
 	port = 993
 	sslverify = false
 
+You might need to instead use:  folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts" if you get an error
+that the "Folder doesn't exist".
+
 Next, ensure that your Gmail settings are correct. In "Settings" the
 "Use Unicode (UTF-8) encoding for outgoing messages" should be checked.
 
@@ -513,3 +522,4 @@ command to send the patch emails to your Gmail Drafts folder.
 
 Go to your Gmail account, open the Drafts folder, find the patch email, fill
 in the To: and CC: fields and send away!
+

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Jeff King· Feb 19, 2009, 08:09 UTC · re: John Tapsell · lore

Re: [PATCH 2/6] Google has renamed the imap folder

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 07:36:11AM +0000, John Tapsell wrote:

>  [imap]
> -	folder = "[Gmail]/Drafts"
> +	folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts"

I thought the consensus from the last patch was that it should stay Gmail, as that is the name used in most countries?

> +You might need to instead use:  folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts" if you get an error
> +that the "Folder doesn't exist".

And this hunk certainly implies that's what you were shooting for.

-Peff

John Tapsell· Feb 19, 2009, 08:19 UTC · re: Jeff King · lore

Re: [PATCH 2/6] Google has renamed the imap folder

2009/2/19 Jeff King <peff@peff.net>:

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> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 07:36:11AM +0000, John Tapsell wrote:
>
>>  [imap]
>> -     folder = "[Gmail]/Drafts"
>> +     folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts"
>
> I thought the consensus from the last patch was that it should stay
> Gmail, as that is the name used in most countries?

Doh, I meant to remove that change :)

Show 8 quoted lines

>
>> +You might need to instead use:  folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts" if you get an error
>> +that the "Folder doesn't exist".
>
> And this hunk certainly implies that's what you were shooting for.
>
> -Peff
>

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