On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 08:36:34PM +0200, Sebastian Lechte (FILMSTARTS.de) 
wrote:

> I am submitting emails via SMTP to Postfix 2.5.5. I get a bounce on a
> particular email-address, as follows:
> 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>     [10.11.12.253] [10.11.12.253]:
> >>>RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <<< 501 5.1.3 Bad recipient address syntax
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> However, accoring to RFC 2822, Section 3.2.4, 3.4 and 3.4.1, the address
> itself should be legal.

It is RFC compliant, but not safe. Postfix rejects such addresses, see
http://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#allow_min_user

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        Viktor.

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