1 git-imap-send(1)
2 ================
4 NAME
5 ----
6 git-imap-send - Send a collection of patches from stdin to an IMAP folder
9 SYNOPSIS
10 --------
11 'git imap-send'
14 DESCRIPTION
15 -----------
16 This command uploads a mailbox generated with 'git-format-patch'
17 into an IMAP drafts folder. This allows patches to be sent as
18 other email is when using mail clients that cannot read mailbox
19 files directly.
21 Typical usage is something like:
23 git format-patch --signoff --stdout --attach origin | git imap-send
26 CONFIGURATION
27 -------------
29 To use the tool, imap.folder and either imap.tunnel or imap.host must be set
30 to appropriate values.
32 Variables
33 ~~~~~~~~~
35 imap.folder::
36 The folder to drop the mails into, which is typically the Drafts
37 folder. For example: "INBOX.Drafts", "INBOX/Drafts" or
38 "[Gmail]/Drafts". Required to use imap-send.
40 imap.tunnel::
41 Command used to setup a tunnel to the IMAP server through which
42 commands will be piped instead of using a direct network connection
43 to the server. Required when imap.host is not set to use imap-send.
45 imap.host::
46 A URL identifying the server. Use a `imap://` prefix for non-secure
47 connections and a `imaps://` prefix for secure connections.
48 Ignored when imap.tunnel is set, but required to use imap-send
49 otherwise.
51 imap.user::
52 The username to use when logging in to the server.
54 imap.password::
55 The password to use when logging in to the server.
57 imap.port::
58 An integer port number to connect to on the server.
59 Defaults to 143 for imap:// hosts and 993 for imaps:// hosts.
60 Ignored when imap.tunnel is set.
62 imap.sslverify::
63 A boolean to enable/disable verification of the server certificate
64 used by the SSL/TLS connection. Default is `true`. Ignored when
65 imap.tunnel is set.
67 Examples
68 ~~~~~~~~
70 Using tunnel mode:
72 ..........................
73 [imap]
74 folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
75 tunnel = "ssh -q -C user@example.com /usr/bin/imapd ./Maildir 2> /dev/null"
76 ..........................
78 Using direct mode:
80 .........................
81 [imap]
82 folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
83 host = imap://imap.example.com
84 user = bob
85 pass = p4ssw0rd
86 ..........................
88 Using direct mode with SSL:
90 .........................
91 [imap]
92 folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
93 host = imaps://imap.example.com
94 user = bob
95 pass = p4ssw0rd
96 port = 123
97 sslverify = false
98 ..........................
101 CAUTION
102 -------
103 It is still your responsibility to make sure that the email message
104 sent by your email program meets the standards of your project.
105 Many projects do not like patches to be attached. Some mail
106 agents will transform patches (e.g. wrap lines, send them as
107 format=flowed) in ways that make them fail. You will get angry
108 flames ridiculing you if you don't check this.
110 Thunderbird in particular is known to be problematic. Thunderbird
111 users may wish to visit this web page for more information:
112 http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-mail_-_Thunderbird#Completely_plain_email
115 BUGS
116 ----
117 Doesn't handle lines starting with "From " in the message body.
120 Author
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122 Derived from isync 1.0.1 by Mike McCormack.
124 Documentation
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126 Documentation by Mike McCormack
128 GIT
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130 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite