Re: [Outreachy kernel] Not able to send mail to the mailing list

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 02:50:53AM -0700, Neetu Yadav wrote:
> Hello sir,
> 
> you said:
> 
> >Your emails to the list
> >are in html format, and the kernel mailing lists will block that type of
> >email, for obvious reasons.
> 
> Does that mean my mail was received by the list? I don't know how they end up
> in HTML format.
> But I followed your video tutorial on sending the first patch, and did this:
> 
> gitconfig :
> 
> [user]
> ��� name = Neetu Yadav
> ��� email = yadavneet7@gmail.com
> 
> and then I did this:
> 
> neetu@neetu-Lenovo-G50-70:~/git/kernels/staging$ git send-email --smtp-debug=1
> --to� f2015079@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in 0001-Staging-rtl8192e-dot11d.
> c-fixed-a-coding-style-issue.patch
> 0001-Staging-rtl8192e-dot11d.c-fixed-a-coding-style-issue.patch
> (mbox) Adding cc: Neetu <yadavneet7@gmail.com> from line 'From: Neetu <
> yadavneet7@gmail.com>'
> (body) Adding cc: Neetu <yadavneet7@gmail.com> from line 'Signed-off-by: Neetu
> <yadavneet7@gmail.com>'
> 
> From: Neetu Yadav <yadavneet7@gmail.com>
> To: f2015079@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
> Cc: Neetu <yadavneet7@gmail.com>
> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: rtl8192e: dot11d.c: fixed a coding style issue
> Date: Fri,� 8 Sep 2017 14:38:30 +0530
> Message-Id: <1504861710-16081-1-git-send-email-yadavneet7@gmail.com>
> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.4
> 
> ��� The Cc list above has been expanded by additional
> ��� addresses found in the patch commit message. By default
> ��� send-email prompts before sending whenever this occurs.
> ��� This behavior is controlled by the sendemail.confirm
> ��� configuration setting.
> 
> ��� For additional information, run 'git send-email --help'.
> ��� To retain the current behavior, but squelch this message,
> ��� run 'git config --global sendemail.confirm auto'.
> 
> Send this email? ([y]es|[n]o|[q]uit|[a]ll): y
> OK. Log says:
> Sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail -i f2015079@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
> yadavneet7@gmail.com
> From: Neetu Yadav <yadavneet7@gmail.com>
> To: f2015079@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
> Cc: Neetu <yadavneet7@gmail.com>
> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: rtl8192e: dot11d.c: fixed a coding style issue
> Date: Fri,� 8 Sep 2017 14:38:30 +0530
> Message-Id: <1504861710-16081-1-git-send-email-yadavneet7@gmail.com>
> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.4
> 
> Result: OK
> 
> It looked like the mail was sent , but when I checked the inbox, it wasn't
> there.
> Also , I have enabled "access for less secure apps" in Gmail. I have enabled
> IMAP as well.
> Is there anything else I need to do?
> Please help me.

gmail almost never shows you a message that you sent yourself, through
its servers, which is why this is probably not showing up.  Try sending
it to some other email address you "know" is ok to use for testing, or
just try it for real if you think it is now working.

Also, you are still sending email in html format, please change that in
your email client settings on gmail.  All of the linux kernel developer
mailing lists will reject such mail automatically.

good luck!

greg kh-