GIT-IMAP-SEND(1)                                              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 user@example.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


EXAMPLE
       To submit patches using GMail&#8217;s IMAP interface, first, edit your
       ~/.gitconfig to specify your account settings:

       [imap]
               folder = "[Gmail]/Drafts"
               host = imaps://imap.gmail.com
               user = user@gmail.com
               port = 993
               sslverify = false





       You might need to instead use: folder = "[Google Mail]/Drafts" if you
       get an error that the "Folder doesn&#8217;t exist".


       Once the commits are ready to be sent, run the following command:

       $ git format-patch --cover-letter -M --stdout origin/master | git imap-send


       Just make sure to disable line wrapping in the email client
       (GMail&#8217;s web interface will wrap lines no matter what, so you
       need to use a real IMAP client).


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&#8217;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:
       http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-
       mail_-_Thunderbird#Completely_plain_email


SEE ALSO
       git-format-patch(1), git-send-email(1), mbox(5)


GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite




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