github/github-services — pull request #275 by caldwell (2012-04-02 22:37:05+00:00)
Title: Email: Add option to show commit diffs in the emails

These patches add an option that puts the diff for each commit right into the email. It gets the diffs from github.com by adding ".diff" to the commit URL.

Rationale: I love getting email when new stuff is pushed to projects I'm involved with. I especially love when I can get diffs sent for every commit. This allows me to quickly review and stay on top of what's going on in the project. Currently I've been using github's RSS feeds but they require a lot of clicking around to get to the meat of the commits (the patch itself). Also it's not good for offline reviews (on plane flights, etc.). Email, despite being old-school, is remarkably adept at offline viewing and quick perusal.

-David