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29.1; Debbugs/Gnus sometimes corrupt git formatted patches

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From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 66450 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66450: 29.1; Debbugs/Gnus sometimes corrupt git formatted
 patches
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:40:37 -0700

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 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?

I've already asked! It's on the emacs.gnus.general newsgroup, which used
to have an HTML archive available on the web, but I guess doesn't
anymore. The responses haven't been flooding in, but so far all in favor
of changing the default.

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