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"git imap-send" updates.

* pb/imap-send-updates:
  git-imap-send.txt: add note about localized Gmail folders
  git-imap-send.txt: do verify SSL certificate for gmail.com
  git-imap-send.txt: don't duplicate 'Examples' sections
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Junio C Hamano 2020-09-09 13:53:07 -07:00
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@ -51,17 +51,13 @@ OPTIONS
CONFIGURATION
-------------
To use the tool, imap.folder and either imap.tunnel or imap.host must be set
To use the tool, `imap.folder` and either `imap.tunnel` or `imap.host` must be set
to appropriate values.
Variables
~~~~~~~~~
include::config/imap.txt[]
Examples
~~~~~~~~
EXAMPLES
--------
Using tunnel mode:
..........................
@ -89,14 +85,18 @@ Using direct mode with SSL:
user = bob
pass = p4ssw0rd
port = 123
sslverify = false
; sslVerify = false
.........................
EXAMPLES
--------
To submit patches using GMail's IMAP interface, first, edit your ~/.gitconfig
to specify your account settings:
[NOTE]
You may want to use `sslVerify=false`
while troubleshooting, if you suspect that the reason you are
having trouble connecting is because the certificate you use at
the private server `example.com` you are trying to set up (or
have set up) may not be verified correctly.
Using Gmail's IMAP interface:
---------
[imap]
@ -104,17 +104,21 @@ to specify your account settings:
host = imaps://imap.gmail.com
user = user@gmail.com
port = 993
sslverify = false
---------
You might need to instead use: folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts" if you get an error
[NOTE]
You might need to instead use: `folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts"` if you get an error
that the "Folder doesn't exist".
[NOTE]
If your Gmail account is set to another language than English, the name of the "Drafts"
folder will be localized.
Once the commits are ready to be sent, run the following command:
$ git format-patch --cover-letter -M --stdout origin/master | git imap-send
Just make sure to disable line wrapping in the email client (GMail's web
Just make sure to disable line wrapping in the email client (Gmail's web
interface will wrap lines no matter what, so you need to use a real
IMAP client).