linux-kernel - Re: Sending patches as eml message attachment?

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Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:56:27 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Sending patches as eml message attachment?

On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 04:47:31PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Sometimes I'm tempted to send patches as .eml attachments (just like in
> error messages sent by mail servers to me). Is patch submission by
> aforementioned way accepted?

No.

> If not, why?

Why would they be?

Attachments don't usually work as you can not reply to them and comment
on the contents, right?  Try it yourself and see.

Also, .eml is an odd standard, what's wrong with text?

thanks,

greg k-h