* Barry Finkel <bsfin...@anl.gov>:
> I created a new list today at 13:42 (Mailman 2.1.14), and the
> "Description" field contained a "+" character, per the
> customer's request.  At 14:00 I received an e-mail from
> 
>     From: r...@lists.anl.gov
>     Subject: + in description for LISTNAME
> 
> I cannot find anywhere in the source where this mail is
> generated, and I do not know why Mailman objects to a
> "+" character in the "Description" field.  There also is
> a "+" character in the "Info" field, but there is no complaint
> about that.  What generated the e-mail message, and what is
> the problem with a "+" character in the "Description" field?
> Thanks.

Depending on your setup of your MTA (which one?) mailing addresses
with a "+" may be handle in unforeseen ways.

Which is why I had to change the mailinglist c++-sig into
cplusplus-sig here at python.org :|

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