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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2022-12-16 02:47:19 +0100 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2023-04-03 17:55:43 +0200 |
| commit | ba4324c4e1e32a28381ea1f4835b78e4c9d45575 (patch) | |
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| parent | Start the 2.40 cycle (diff) | |
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e-mail workflow: Message-ID is spelled with ID in both capital letters
We used to write "Message-Id:" and "Message-ID:" pretty much
interchangeably, and the header name is defined to be case
insensitive by the RFCs, but the canonical form "Message-ID:" is
used throughout the RFC documents, so let's imitate it ourselves.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Reviewed-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt index ccfd0cb5f3..2f8b7d597f 100644 --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt @@ -1171,21 +1171,21 @@ between your last version and now, if it's something significant. You do not need the exact same body in your second cover letter; focus on explaining to reviewers the changes you've made that may not be as visible. -You will also need to go and find the Message-Id of your previous cover letter. +You will also need to go and find the Message-ID of your previous cover letter. You can either note it when you send the first series, from the output of `git send-email`, or you can look it up on the https://lore.kernel.org/git[mailing list]. Find your cover letter in the -archives, click on it, then click "permalink" or "raw" to reveal the Message-Id +archives, click on it, then click "permalink" or "raw" to reveal the Message-ID header. It should match: ---- -Message-Id: <foo.12345.author@example.com> +Message-ID: <foo.12345.author@example.com> ---- -Your Message-Id is `<foo.12345.author@example.com>`. This example will be used -below as well; make sure to replace it with the correct Message-Id for your -**previous cover letter** - that is, if you're sending v2, use the Message-Id -from v1; if you're sending v3, use the Message-Id from v2. +Your Message-ID is `<foo.12345.author@example.com>`. This example will be used +below as well; make sure to replace it with the correct Message-ID for your +**previous cover letter** - that is, if you're sending v2, use the Message-ID +from v1; if you're sending v3, use the Message-ID from v2. While you're looking at the email, you should also note who is CC'd, as it's common practice in the mailing list to keep all CCs on a thread. You can add |