Re: Does Spectrum have a web submission endpoint for b4?

Alyssa Ross
2025-07-28T12:21:02Z

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Demi Marie Obenour <demiobenour@gmail.com> writes:

> On 7/26/25 06:08, Alyssa Ross wrote:
>> Demi Marie Obenour <demiobenour@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I'm curious if Spectrum has a web submission endpoint for b4.
>>> would lower the barrier to entry for those who have bad mail
>>> clients, like the GMail web UI.
>>>
>>> I did notice that .b4-config did not mention one.
>>
>> It doesn't. We could set one up, but I'd have to research how to
>> prevent it being used for spam, since it sounds like it would basically
>> be an open relay, and we've had a number of GMail users able to submit
>> patches successfully using git-send-email so far. Isn't all you have to
>> do create an app-specific password and use that as your SMTP password?
>
> b4 web submission is authenticated: the user must prove they own the
> email address before they can send as that email address.

Okay, good to know. I'll keep it in mind for when I'm feeling a bit
better. :)

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