GNU bug report logs - #37804
getmail service documentation error?

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Reported by: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>

Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 07:06:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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To: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#37804: closed (getmail service documentation error?)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:03:01 +0000

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From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Cc: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Subject: getmail service documentation error?
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:05:29 +0200

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The documentation of the getmail service’s delete_after setting is
confusing and appears to contradict upstream documentation at
<http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/configuration.html>.

I am not sure, but the code in the getmail file in the getmail source
code also appears to call destination.deliver_message before deleting,
in agreement with upstream.

Can someone with knowledge check?  Shall I push the attached patch?

Regards,
Florian

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From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Cc: 37804-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: getmail service documentation error?
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:02:31 +0200

On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 08:47:11AM +0100, Christopher Baines wrote:
> The change and patch looks reasonable to me.


Pushed.  Thank you!
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