Generally this should be encoded as [EMAIL PROTECTED]  Just like
it's done to use msn-t with passport accounts.

--temas


On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 06:24, Ashvil wrote:
> Is there a reason why some clients like JabberIM 1.10 and WinJab 1.1 do not allow 
>you to use an email address as a user name like '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. They don't seem to 
>like the '@'.
> 
> IMHO, if the user enters
> UserName : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Server : im.xyz.com
> 
> Then it should connect to the server at im.xyz.com and send the JID as [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> And if the username does not contain a '@' character, then append the server name to 
>generate the JID. 
> 
> This way, I can run the server on a sub domain (maybe outsourced to a different ISP) 
>and still have my JID with my main domain name.
> 
> Can someone enlighten me on this issue. 
> 
> Regards,
> Ashvil
> 
> PS - WinJab 0.9.5.7 used to do this the way, I suggested
> 
>  


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