Thus spake Remo Del Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 9/23/2002 11:15 AM: > Are quotes really allowed in email addresses? It would make sense for > <"Steve" [EMAIL PROTECTED]> to be a legal address but I don't think > <Friesen"@microsoft.com> is allowed.
Hi Remo, If you read RFC822, it not only makes clear that quotes are allowed (even required in certain cases) but gives an example very like the one above. <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc822.html> By the way, don't be confused by the purpose of the quote. It is not part of the person's username, but it needed to make sure the username is not parsed into multiple wrong addresses if it included an unusual character, such as a space. Without the quotes, the address <Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]> would be interpreted as "Steve" and "[EMAIL PROTECTED]," rather than as one address. peter -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
