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

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Date:	Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:35:58 +0000
From:	"Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Perches [mailto:joe@...ches.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 8:34 AM
> To: Allan, Bruce W
> Cc: apw@...onical.com; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; postmaster
> 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 But I believe that info is out of date.
> 

If it is out of date, can you explain how/why we got stung by it?

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