On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 12:38:58PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > Can you fix your kernel.org email sending setup so that you have a > real name, not just your login name? > > This is not your fault, btw. I think the kernel.org email sending > documentation is actively misleading and wrong, with > > https://korg.docs.kernel.org/mail.html > > and the 'getsmtppass' output saying that you should do things like > > from = "[username]@kernel.org" > > in your git config (or mutt settings), like you were some kind of bot > that didn't have an actual name. > > Konstantin, can we please get the kernel.org documentation and > getsmtpass output fixed? We had somebody else who also ended up being > nameless (Ingo, I think) due to following the documentation a bit too > slavishly. I've updated it to say: from = "Your Name <[username]@kernel.org>" So, if you receive mail from a bunch of people called "Your Name", at least you'll know that they are reading the documentation (and still following it a bit too slavishly). :) -K
