Re: [PATCH v4 0/9] CXL: Process event logs

Konstantin Ryabitsev
2022-12-12T18:57:17Z

On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 10:46:26AM -0800, Ira Weiny wrote:
> > It fills out the To: and Cc: headers but doesn't actually send
> > actual mail to those accounts. Mail servers don't actually pay any attention
> > to those headers -- all that matters is what destinations are given to the
> > server during the envelope negotiation.
>
> I did not know that. But I was kind of coming to that conclusion based on
> what I saw happen.
>
> >
> > I do realize that this is confusing. :/
>
> Only to those mere mortals such as myself who don't know squat about mail
> protocols! :-D

It's completely normal not to know how that works -- and you shouldn't either.

> > Should I include anything in the output about this?
>
> Maybe. I'm not trying to put more burden on you. But for the ignorant maybe
> it is a good idea. I did panic when I saw all the to/cc addresses filled in.

I added a large notice about that to the --reflect output:

[...]
---
Ready to:
- send the above messages to just konstantin@linuxfoundation.org (REFLECT MODE)
- via web endpoint: https://lkml.kernel.org/_b4_submit

REFLECT MODE:
The To: and Cc: headers will be fully populated, but the only
address given to the mail server for actual delivery will be
konstantin@linuxfoundation.org

Addresses in To: and Cc: headers will NOT receive this series.

Press Enter to proceed or Ctrl-C to abort

Hopefully, it will be less worrisome to others in the future.

Thank you for trying out b4 prep/send!

-K