Re: Spaces in addresses, allowed?
* Ionel Mugurel Ciobica <tgakic@xxxxxxxxxxx> [2004-08-18 14:22]:
> On 18-08-2004, at 13h 02'19", Chris Green wrote about "Spaces in addresses,
> allowed?"
> > I am trying to send E-Mail to an address that *claims* to be:-
> >
> > kathy and dave@xxxxxxx
> >
> > Is this a valid address? If it is how can I persuade mutt to send
> > mail to it?
>
> Spaces in addresses are allowed, but not in eMail addresses :-))
Uhm...
| 6.2.4. DOMAIN-DEPENDENT LOCAL STRING
|
| The local-part of an addr-spec in a mailbox specification
| (i.e., the host's name for the mailbox) is understood to be
| whatever the receiving mail protocol server allows. For exam-
| ple, some systems do not understand mailbox references of the
| form "P. D. Q. Bach", but others do.
|
| [...] (However, "First Last" DOES require quoting.)
[ RFC #822 ]
> You may convince mutt to send an e-mail to an address with spaces, but
> sendmail/exim/etc. will refuse it.
<"whitespace in local-part"@foo.bar> works for me with Mutt and
Sendmail.
> > If it is how can I persuade mutt to send mail to it?
<"kathy and dave"@aol.com>
However, I doubt that this address exists, of course.
Holger
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