Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 4 May 2005 21:09:49 -0400 (EDT) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH] update SubmittingPatches to clarify attachment policy |
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On Wed, 4 May 2005, Dave Hansen wrote:
> Plus, a plain/text attachment message saved to a file can go > into 'patch' the same way that an inline one can.
The problem is replying to an attachment. The reason why having the patch in the main mail body is good is that it gets quoted by the email software and you can easily reply to individual parts of the patch.
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