linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: warn when patch exceeds a maximum message size

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Date:	Fri, 06 Jun 2014 08:34:02 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	"Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
Cc:	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	postmaster <postmaster@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: warn when patch exceeds a maximum message
 size

On Fri, 2014-06-06 at 08:26 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Fri, 2014-06-06 at 15:08 +0000, Allan, Bruce W wrote:
> > From: Joe Perches [mailto:joe@...ches.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 6:36 PM
> > > On Thu, 2014-06-05 at 17:00 -0700, Bruce Allan wrote:
> > > > the maximum message size (100,000 characters) allowed by Majordomo at
> > > > vger.kernel.org since that is where most Linux email lists are served.
> > > I believe this is incorrect and the patch is unnecessary.
> > Actually, it is correct (it even says so at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html).
> where?

Duh, near the very end it does have:

	Message size exceeding 100 000 characters causes blocking. 

But I believe that info is out of date.


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