Comment by severus_snape

  # do your code change
  git commit
  git send-email --to=<some mailing list> -1

  # amend your change
  git commit --amend
  git send-email -v2 --to=<some mailing list> -1

I'm not sure what is needlessly annoying and absurd.

Edit with minimal configuration:

  cat ~/.gitconfig

  [user]
   email = [email protected]
   name = Your Name
  
  [sendemail]
   smtpuser = [email protected]
   smtpserver = smtp.whatever.com
   smtpserverport = 587
   smtpencryption = tls