On Friday 02 Jul 2004 14:14, Peter Ford wrote: > Hi, > > One of my users set his From: address in his mail client (mozilla, I think) > to put a colon character in the real name bit, so I guess the message > headers were coming in like "From: Real Name: Role <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" > This seems to have caused his message to appear to come from > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (when he replaces ':' with '-' all is well). > Is this something that's documented in RFCs? Or is it a special feature of > Courier (probably both, given Courier's dedication to the RFCs). I don't > recall the descriptive part of an address not allowing ':' although it > makes a kind of sense... > > Pete
Doh! I've gone back to RFC2822 and worked through the maze of twisty notation to find that a colon is indeed excluded (unless the real name bit is quoted?) Sorry to trouble y'all Pete -- Peter Ford phone: 01580 893333 Developer fax: 01580 893399 Justcroft International Ltd., Staplehurst, Kent ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
