Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-22 Thread Allen Hubbe
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 12:29 AM, Eric Sunshine sunsh...@sunshineco.com wrote: On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:40 PM, Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com wrote: This format is more simple than the other alias file formats, so it may be preferred by some users. [...] Signed-off-by: Allen Hubbe

Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-22 Thread Junio C Hamano
Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com writes: It depends what we want to do with this parser: accept existing sendmail aliases files in git, or enforce that git alias files are usable for sendmail. I really don't expect the second to ever happen. The first, maybe, but only if the alias file is

Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-22 Thread Allen Hubbe
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Junio C Hamano gits...@pobox.com wrote: Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com writes: It depends what we want to do with this parser: accept existing sendmail aliases files in git, or enforce that git alias files are usable for sendmail. I really don't expect the

Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-22 Thread Eric Sunshine
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 12:29 AM, Eric Sunshine sunsh...@sunshineco.com wrote: On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:40 PM, Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com wrote: +If the format is 'simple', then the alias file format is described

Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-22 Thread Eric Sunshine
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Eric Sunshine sunsh...@sunshineco.com wrote: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com wrote: For the same reason, I'm not convinced that simple is a good name.

Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-22 Thread Junio C Hamano
Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Junio C Hamano gits...@pobox.com wrote: Let me step back a bit. Earlier you said your aim is not to use an alias file you already have and use with the MUA/MTA, but to have a collection of aliases to use with

Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-22 Thread Allen Hubbe
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Eric Sunshine sunsh...@sunshineco.com wrote: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 12:29 AM, Eric Sunshine sunsh...@sunshineco.com wrote: On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:40 PM, Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com

Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-22 Thread Allen Hubbe
On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Junio C Hamano gits...@pobox.com wrote: Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com writes: On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Junio C Hamano gits...@pobox.com wrote: Let me step back a bit. Earlier you said your aim is not to use an alias file you already have and use

[PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-21 Thread Allen Hubbe
This format is more simple than the other alias file formats, so it may be preferred by some users. The format is as follows. alias: address|alias[, address|alias...] Aliases are specified one per line. There is no line splitting. Anything on a line after and including a `#` symbol is

Re: [PATCH v4] send-email: Add simple email aliases format

2015-05-21 Thread Eric Sunshine
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 11:40 PM, Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com wrote: This format is more simple than the other alias file formats, so it may be preferred by some users. [...] Signed-off-by: Allen Hubbe alle...@gmail.com --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt