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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Wasswa Edson <edsonwasswa54@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,  Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Outreachy PATCH] doc: clarify promisor remote fetch ordering
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:18:50 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqy0blujid.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+ew3Ju1N0bCFkTzrop5+ckNCrgGWRzMcrLHu7DAYufzw7Gncg@mail.gmail.com> (Wasswa Edson's message of "Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:35:27 +0300")

Wasswa Edson <edsonwasswa54@gmail.com> writes:

> ... the implementation
> already has safeguards that prevent arbitrary injection
> Then about the Git server my say is a No, coz a server cannot
> arbitrarily inject a brand-new, untrusted promisor remote onto a
> client by default. The client must explicitly configure acceptance
> policies before any server-advertised remote will be accepted.

An explanation like the above must be in your proposed log message
so that the next person who looks at your patch do not have to ask
the same question.

Also, we frown upon top-posting on this list.

Thanks.

      reply	other threads:[~2026-10-26  5:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-22 11:02 [Outreachy PATCH] doc: clarify promisor remote fetch ordering Wasswa Edson
2026-10-22 17:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-25 23:35   ` Wasswa Edson
2026-10-26  5:18     ` Junio C Hamano [this message]

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