+contact=$(get_contacts "$branch")
+subject=${subject//BRANCH/$branch}
+filter=( -E -e 's/^([^ ])/|\1/' -e "s/BRANCH/$branch/g" )
+if [ -n "$kconfig" ]; then
+ filter+=( -e "s/KCONFIG_NAME/$kconfig/g" )
+fi
+
+{
+ printf 'Hi all,\n\n'
+ sed "${filter[@]}" | fmt -w 76 -u -p '|' | sed 's/^|//'
+} | "$bin_dir"/send_email "linux-next: $subject" "$contact" "${cc[@]}"