GIT-IMAP-SEND(1)                                           Git Manual                                           GIT-IMAP-SEND(1)



NAME
       git-imap-send - Send a collection of patches from stdin to an IMAP folder

SYNOPSIS
       git imap-send

DESCRIPTION
       This command uploads a mailbox generated with git format-patch into an IMAP drafts folder. This allows patches to be sent
       as other email is when using mail clients that cannot read mailbox files directly. The command also works with any
       general mailbox in which emails have the fields "From", "Date", and "Subject" in that order.

       Typical usage is something like:

       git format-patch --signoff --stdout --attach origin | git imap-send

CONFIGURATION
       To use the tool, imap.folder and either imap.tunnel or imap.host must be set to appropriate values.

   Variables
       imap.folder
           The folder to drop the mails into, which is typically the Drafts folder. For example: "INBOX.Drafts", "INBOX/Drafts"
           or "[Gmail]/Drafts". Required to use imap-send.

       imap.tunnel
           Command used to setup a tunnel to the IMAP server through which commands will be piped instead of using a direct
           network connection to the server. Required when imap.host is not set to use imap-send.

       imap.host
           A URL identifying the server. Use a imap:// prefix for non-secure connections and a imaps:// prefix for secure
           connections. Ignored when imap.tunnel is set, but required to use imap-send otherwise.

       imap.user
           The username to use when logging in to the server.

       imap.pass
           The password to use when logging in to the server.

       imap.port
           An integer port number to connect to on the server. Defaults to 143 for imap:// hosts and 993 for imaps:// hosts.
           Ignored when imap.tunnel is set.

       imap.sslverify
           A boolean to enable/disable verification of the server certificate used by the SSL/TLS connection. Default is true.
           Ignored when imap.tunnel is set.

       imap.preformattedHTML
           A boolean to enable/disable the use of html encoding when sending a patch. An html encoded patch will be bracketed
           with <pre> and have a content type of text/html. Ironically, enabling this option causes Thunderbird to send the
           patch as a plain/text, format=fixed email. Default is false.

       imap.authMethod
           Specify authenticate method for authentication with IMAP server. Current supported method is CRAM-MD5 only.

   Examples
       Using tunnel mode:

           [imap]
               folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
               tunnel = "ssh -q -C userATexample.com /usr/bin/imapd ./Maildir 2> /dev/null"

       Using direct mode:

           [imap]
               folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
               host = imap://imap.example.com
               user = bob
               pass = p4ssw0rd

       Using direct mode with SSL:

           [imap]
               folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
               host = imaps://imap.example.com
               user = bob
               pass = p4ssw0rd
               port = 123
               sslverify = false

CAUTION
       It is still your responsibility to make sure that the email message sent by your email program meets the standards of
       your project. Many projects do not like patches to be attached. Some mail agents will transform patches (e.g. wrap lines,
       send them as format=flowed) in ways that make them fail. You will get angry flames ridiculing you if you don't check
       this.

       Thunderbird in particular is known to be problematic. Thunderbird users may wish to visit this web page for more
       information: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-mail_-_Thunderbird#Completely_plain_email

AUTHOR
       Derived from isync 1.0.1 by Mike McCormack.

DOCUMENTATION
       Documentation by Mike McCormack

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite



Git 1.7.4.4                                                04/11/2011                                           GIT-IMAP-SEND(1)