# [PATCH 2/6] Google has renamed the imap folder 3 messages from 2009-02-19 to 2009-02-19. Participants: John Tapsell, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/17891 ## John Tapsell, 2009-02-19 07:36 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Google has renamed the imap folder Message-ID: <200902190736.11912.johnflux@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200902190736.11912.johnflux%40gmail.com ``` Also add a comment that the web interface wraps the lines Signed-off-by: John Tapsell --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 12 +++++++++++- 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) 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! + -- 1.6.2.rc1.3.g7d31b.dirty ``` ## Jeff King, 2009-02-19 08:09 Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] Google has renamed the imap folder Message-ID: <20090219080930.GA7774@coredump.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090219080930.GA7774%40coredump.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: <200902190736.11912.johnflux@gmail.com> ``` 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, 2009-02-19 08:19 Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] Google has renamed the imap folder Message-ID: <43d8ce650902190019v14ff79a1q40e1ad3f2eb61b38@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/43d8ce650902190019v14ff79a1q40e1ad3f2eb61b38%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20090219080930.GA7774@coredump.intra.peff.net> ``` 2009/2/19 Jeff King : > 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 :) > >> +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 > ```