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

[Benjamin Kiefl <benjamin.kiefl@radonmail.net>]

On Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 11:13:30PM -0400, Ryan Matthews wrote:
> 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

Did this before sending to here of course, more than once, during initial setup
phase, but was unsure as to sending to a mailing list. But there simply seems to
be far less "magic" to it than originally envisioned.

> 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.

Nice, thanks, mirrors the advice I've read elsewhere, but good to read
confirmation. Thanks for the suggestion.

> 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

Yep, that helps, and thanks for responding.

-- Benjamin