> > > recently i see messages from this ML rejected by my MTA, due > > > malformed To: header (from postmas...@inter-corporate.com): > > > > > > To: mailop@mailop.org <mailop@mailop.org> > > Unrelated to the question of whether or not @ merits escaping or quoting... > > I personally wouldn't put an email address in the "friendly to" (the > bit between the To: and <). You will find some providers and spam > filters will consider that a sign of badness. I ran into this > personally back on November 30th, though apparently I didn't save the > NDR so I can't tell you which filter it was. I ended up modifying my > own mailing list manager to strip email addresses out of the > "friendly" bit of email headers.
Thanks Al (I think I remember you from NANAE many years ago). I don't intentionally add @ symbols in the "friendly to" field, but this time it happened by mistake. I agree with your assessment. > Cheers, > Al Iverson Happy New Year. > -- > > Al Iverson / Deliverability: https://www.spamresource.com > Tools: https://www.wombatmail.com / (312) 725-0130 (Chicago) > _______________________________________________ > mailop mailing list > mailop@mailop.org > https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop -- Postmaster - postmas...@inter-corporate.com Randolf Richardson, CNA - rand...@inter-corporate.com Inter-Corporate Computer & Network Services, Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada https://www.inter-corporate.com/ _______________________________________________ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop