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    SubjectRe: Why not "attach" patches?
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    On January 15, 2002 08:28 pm, Alan Cox wrote:
    > > all tools will see as a normal body), I simply WILL NOT apply it unless
    > > I have strong reason to. I usually wont even bother looking at it,
    > > unless I expected something special from the sender.
    > >
    > > Really. Don't send patches as attachments.
    >
    > BTW: If you are sending me anything DO use attachments. Especially if you
    > use any of the following, which seem to have some versions that mangle
    > inline diffs
    >
    > Lotus Notes
    > Pine
    > Kmail
    > [...]

    Kmail's patch-mangling problems seem to be all gone in kmail 2.2+. The only
    thing to be careful about is that word wrap should be off. Since I forgot to
    turn it off a couple of times I now leave it permanently off and turn it on
    for individual mails as needed.

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    Daniel
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