linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC] doc: about email clients for Linux kernel patches

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Message-ID: <46E75C6A.3000705@nortel.com>
Date:	Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:26:34 -0600
From:	"Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@...tel.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
CC:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] doc: about email clients for Linux kernel patches

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Chris Friesen wrote:

>> Can someone describe the problems with just attaching the patch in 
>> Thunderbird?  It's what Martin says he does on the linked document...

> Email clients don't like to quote attachments, even text/plain ones, 
> which then makes attached patches much more difficult to review and 
> comment on (i.e. you greatly reduce the number of reviewers).

Thunderbird, at least, will automatically inline a single text/plain 
attachment when replying. (At least with my current settings, it does.)

Chris
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