revision id format stability?

[Chris Hecker]

I changed it to checker at machinename and it's okay...at least that 
differentiates between machines for me with the same account.  It yells 
if there isn't an @ sign in there (not the most robust email validation :).

Chris




On 2013-01-10 00:02, John Arbash Meinel wrote:
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> On 2013-01-10 11:04, Chris Hecker wrote:
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>> Is the email/whoami used for anything (like, uh, sending mail)?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>
> I believe there are times we use it as a from address (for example
> bzr-email sending out an email when you commit). It was originally
> more about having other people contact you. (In an opensource case it
> is useful to know who made a change, and who you can contact.)
>
> There is also a little bit of code that uses it with Launchpad:
>   self.registrant_email = the_config.user_email()
>
> But it is generally for human consumption rather than programs.
>
> John
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