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29.1; Debbugs/Gnus sometimes corrupt git formatted patches

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
Cc: 66450 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Bruno Victal <mirai <at> makinata.eu>,
 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Subject: Re: bug#66450: 29.1; Debbugs/Gnus sometimes corrupt git formatted
 patches
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:50:16 -0400

Hi,

Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

[...]

>> If we worry about backward compatibility, perhaps we could add a
>> defcustom variable that'd be named
>> e.g. 'gnus-always-process-raw-message' or similar, that'd do what its
>> name says (e.g. when using 'pipe' or save-article, it'd process the raw
>> message).  Eventually, it could be made the default behavior, if it has
>> enough support.
>>
>> I could try implementing that, if it seems a good idea?
>
> I guess I think a whole option just for this would be overkill,
> particularly since it's only the pipe command that even offers the
> possibility of toggling raw/treated. I suppose we could float a query on
> gnus.general and see if anyone has a preference (I'd be interested in
> seeing how many people are actually aware of the symbolic prefix), and
> maybe call that good enough as a user survey.

Maybe we can try that; the only Gnus mailing list I can find is
info-gnus-english; is there a more suitable one?

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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