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diff --git a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt index 522b73c..d016daf 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt @@ -3,47 +3,122 @@ git-imap-send(1) NAME ---- -git-imap-send - Dump a mailbox from stdin into an imap folder +git-imap-send - Send a collection of patches from stdin to an IMAP folder SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-imap-send' +'git imap-send' DESCRIPTION ----------- -This command uploads a mailbox generated with git-format-patch -into an imap drafts folder. This allows patches to be sent as -other email is sent with mail clients that cannot read mailbox +This command uploads a mailbox generated with 'git-format-patch' +into an IMAP drafts folder. This allows patches to be sent as +other email is when using mail clients that cannot read mailbox files directly. Typical usage is something like: -git-format-patch --signoff --stdout --attach origin | git-imap-send +git format-patch --signoff --stdout --attach origin | git imap-send CONFIGURATION ------------- -git-imap-send requires the following values in the repository -configuration file (shown with examples): +To use the tool, imap.folder and either imap.tunnel or imap.host must be set +to appropriate values. + +Variables +~~~~~~~~~ + +imap.folder:: + The folder to drop the mails into, which is typically the Drafts + folder. For example: "INBOX.Drafts", "INBOX/Drafts" or + "[Gmail]/Drafts". Required to use imap-send. + +imap.tunnel:: + Command used to setup a tunnel to the IMAP server through which + commands will be piped instead of using a direct network connection + to the server. Required when imap.host is not set to use imap-send. + +imap.host:: + A URL identifying the server. Use a `imap://` prefix for non-secure + connections and a `imaps://` prefix for secure connections. + Ignored when imap.tunnel is set, but required to use imap-send + otherwise. + +imap.user:: + The username to use when logging in to the server. + +imap.pass:: + The password to use when logging in to the server. + +imap.port:: + An integer port number to connect to on the server. + Defaults to 143 for imap:// hosts and 993 for imaps:// hosts. + Ignored when imap.tunnel is set. + +imap.sslverify:: + A boolean to enable/disable verification of the server certificate + used by the SSL/TLS connection. Default is `true`. Ignored when + imap.tunnel is set. + +imap.preformattedHTML:: + A boolean to enable/disable the use of html encoding when sending + a patch. An html encoded patch will be bracketed with <pre> + and have a content type of text/html. Ironically, enabling this + option causes Thunderbird to send the patch as a plain/text, + format=fixed email. Default is `false`. + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Using tunnel mode: .......................... [imap] - Folder = "INBOX.Drafts" + folder = "INBOX.Drafts" + tunnel = "ssh -q -C user@example.com /usr/bin/imapd ./Maildir 2> /dev/null" +.......................... +Using direct mode: + +......................... [imap] - Tunnel = "ssh -q user@server.com /usr/bin/imapd ./Maildir 2> /dev/null" + folder = "INBOX.Drafts" + host = imap://imap.example.com + user = bob + pass = p4ssw0rd +.......................... +Using direct mode with SSL: + +......................... [imap] - Host = imap.server.com - User = bob - Pass = pwd - Port = 143 + folder = "INBOX.Drafts" + host = imaps://imap.example.com + user = bob + pass = p4ssw0rd + port = 123 + sslverify = false .......................... +CAUTION +------- +It is still your responsibility to make sure that the email message +sent by your email program meets the standards of your project. +Many projects do not like patches to be attached. Some mail +agents will transform patches (e.g. wrap lines, send them as +format=flowed) in ways that make them fail. You will get angry +flames ridiculing you if you don't check this. + +Thunderbird in particular is known to be problematic. Thunderbird +users may wish to visit this web page for more information: + http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-mail_-_Thunderbird#Completely_plain_email + + BUGS ---- Doesn't handle lines starting with "From " in the message body. @@ -59,4 +134,4 @@ Documentation by Mike McCormack GIT --- -Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |