Re: "Abuse" of this ML for mail-setup-test

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On Thu, Jul 10, 2025, at 16:46, Benjamin Kiefl wrote:
> If there's any better way to do such a test (for potential future
> use or setup fine-tuning) I'd also appreciate a recommendation.

Actually, I suggest to experiment and practice with mutt (or any mail
client) by sending emails back and forth to yourself between two email
accounts. Use it to send mail to a friend. etc

When using git send-email, use the --dry-run and --suppress-cc=all options
to make sure you got everything right before actually sending anything.

Then you can practice sending patches to yourself still without bothering
mailing list or other authors.

One day when you're ready to send a message or a patch to a public mailing
list, you can do a similar test by first sending it here (but not CCing
everyone else). Look at lore.kernel.org and see if it worked like you
expected. Make sure it's formatted correctly in plain text, etc. Final
step, send to the real list with all the real CCs and everything.

That way you're not making unnecessary test noises for everyone else.

Hope that helps.

 -- Ryan




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