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[PATCH] gnu: msmtp: Make it configurable with envrinoment variables

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From: Andrew Tropin <andrew <at> trop.in>
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 49486 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#49486] [PATCH] gnu: msmtp: Make it configurable with
 envrinoment variables
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:33:11 +0300

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Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> writes:

> On Fri, Jul 09, 2021 at 01:26:30PM +0300, Andrew Tropin wrote:
>> From 38987bffcd1088315c6414d6c6141140c3969e6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: Andrew Tropin <andrew <at> trop.in>
>> Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 13:20:10 +0300
>> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: msmtp: Make it configurable with envrinoment variables
>> 
>> Add the support of following environment variables:
>> MSMTPQ_QUEUE_DIR
>> MSMTPQ_LOG
>> MSMTPQ_QUIET
>> MSMTPQ_CONN_TEST
>> 
>> Add new --enqueue option, which forces to enqueue message instead of
>> attempting to send it.
>> 
>> Make msmtpq quite by default for compatibility with emacs and use ping instead
>> of netcat for connection test.
>> 
>> Use binary absolute path in msmtpq and msmtp-queue scripts instead of relying
>> on the binary being present in the $PATH.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Did you send these patches upstream?
>
> https://marlam.de/msmtp/contact/
>

Yes, just a few minutes ago.

> In general, we don't patch packages to add features in Guix. We try to
> stay close to what is offered by the upstream development team, except
> for bug fixes.

Agree, --enqueue is a feature and probably doesn't belong to the PM
repo, the rest is more like a fix.  Ok, let's see, what Martin will
reply to proposed changes and I'll adjust this patch accordingly.

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