diff --git a/utils/git-notify b/utils/git-notify
index 8a478ca8..0b7d97d1 100755
--- a/utils/git-notify
+++ b/utils/git-notify
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ my $gitweb_url = git_config( "notify.baseurl" );
 my $repos_name = git_config( "notify.repository" ) || get_repos_name();
 
 # max size of diffs in bytes (can be changed with the -s option)
-my $max_diff_size = git_config( "notify.maxdiff" ) || 10000;
+my $max_diff_size = git_config( "notify.maxdiff" ) || 100000;
 
 # address for mail notices (can be set with -m option)
 my $commitlist_address = git_config( "notify.mail" );
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ my $commitlist_address = git_config( "notify.mail" );
 my $cia_project_name = git_config( "notify.cia" );
 
 # max number of individual notices before falling back to a single global notice (can be set with -n option)
-my $max_individual_notices = git_config( "notify.maxnotices" ) || 100;
+my $max_individual_notices = git_config( "notify.maxnotices" ) || 20;
 
 # branches to include
 my @include_list = split /\s+/, git_config( "notify.include" ) || "";
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ sub mail_notification($$$@)
         print "To: $name\n";
         print "Subject: $subject\n";
         print "Content-Type: $content_type\n";
-        print "X-CVSinfo: CRANS\n";
         print "X-DarcsInfo: CRANS-$repos_name\n";
         print "X-GitInfo: CRANS-$repos_name\n";
+        print "X-CVSInfo: GIT\n";
 
         print "\n", join("\n", @text), "\n";
     }