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This is the last errata on this subject.
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Status: Verified
Type: Technical

Reported By: Dominic Sayers
Date Reported: 2009-02-22
Verifier Name: Nevil Brownlee
Date Verified: 2010-04-03


Section 3 says: 

(from erratum 1003)

In addition to restrictions on syntax, there is a length limit on
   email addresses.  That limit is a maximum of 64 characters (octets)
   in the "local part" (before the "@") and a maximum of 255 characters
   (octets) in the domain part (after the "@") for a total length of 320
   characters. However, there is a restriction in RFC 2821 on the length of an
   address in MAIL and RCPT commands of 256 characters.  Since addresses
   that do not fit in those fields are not normally useful, the upper
   limit on address lengths should normally be considered to be 256.
It should say:

In addition to restrictions on syntax, there is a length limit on
   email addresses.  That limit is a maximum of 64 characters (octets)
   in the "local part" (before the "@") and a maximum of 255 characters
   (octets) in the domain part (after the "@") for a total length of 320
   characters. However, there is a restriction in RFC 2821 on the length of an
   address in MAIL and RCPT commands of 254 characters.  Since addresses
   that do not fit in those fields are not normally useful, the upper
   limit on address lengths should normally be considered to be 254.

Notes:

I believe erratum ID 1003 is slightly wrong. RFC 2821 places a 256 character 
limit on the forward-path. But a path is defined as

Path = "<" [ A-d-l ":" ] Mailbox ">"

So the forward-path will contain at least a pair of angle brackets in addition 
to the Mailbox. This limits the Mailbox (i.e. the email address) to 254 
characters. 

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I know my English is limited, but the last sentence seems to keep telling me 
I'm right :p

Jacques

Adrian Crum wrote:
> I keep trying to tell you it doesn't say that. You are reading it wrong.
> 
> Errata ID: 1690:
> 
> "In addition to restrictions on syntax, there is a length limit on
>    email addresses.  That limit is a maximum of 64 characters (octets)
>    in the "local part" (before the "@") and a maximum of 255 characters
>    (octets) in the domain part (after the "@") for a total length of 320
>    characters. However..."
> 
> 
> Adrian Crum
> Sandglass Software
> www.sandglass-software.com
> 
> On 10/6/2013 3:26 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>> This is not what I read at the bottom of 
>> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=3696 where 254 is stated as 
>> the email
>> address limit. 
>> 
>> Ho well, I can put 320 instead of 254...
>> 
>> Other opinions?
>> 
>> Jacques
>> 
>> Adrian Crum wrote:
>>> You are misunderstanding the errata. The document clearly states the
>>> limit is 320 characters, HOWEVER some mail servers might not accommodate
>>> that length in certain fields. Nowhere does the RFC state that 320
>>> characters is "wrong."
>>> 
>>> If someone gives you an email address that is 320 characters long and it
>>> works, are you going to argue with them? Even the individual who has
>>> mounted the "320 CHARACTER LIMIT IS WRONG" crusade concedes that.
>>> 
>>> And you are comparing apples with oranges. URLs do not have a length
>>> limit, and email addresses do.
>>> 
>>> Please don't do this. You are arguing against a field length that
>>> doesn't cost us anything.
>>> 
>>> Adrian Crum
>>> Sandglass Software
>>> www.sandglass-software.com
>>> 
>>> On 10/6/2013 3:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>> It seems to me that the should rather stick to the new standard which is 
>>>> clearly 254 chars for an email address.
>>>> A complete email address is a SMTP path 
>>>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5321#section-4.5.3.1.3 so 256 chars less the 
>>>> 2
>>>> surrounding angle brackets.
>>>> 
>>>> The other parts
>>>> Local-part (64)
>>>> @ (1)
>>>> Domain (255)
>>>> are limited by the whole
>>>> 
>>>> This would avoid to accomodate future possible issues as you suggested 
>>>> below (so following Occam's_razor). This is the same
>>>> than you did for the URLs.
>>>> 
>>>> We could even guarantee that the the other parts lengths are respected 
>>>> (included in the whole) but that does not concern the
>>>> DB. 
>>>> 
>>>> Jacques
>>>> 
>>>> Adrian Crum wrote:
>>>>> I've written internet address validation routines, and I know there are
>>>>> conflicting or competing specifications. Email addresses are a perfect
>>>>> example.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The errata document makes some good points. My view of it all is to
>>>>> follow the specification for a valid email address (64 + 1 + 255) and if
>>>>> a server cannot accommodate it, it will reply with an error message and
>>>>> the owner of the address can change it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Adrian Crum
>>>>> Sandglass Software
>>>>> www.sandglass-software.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 10/6/2013 2:01 PM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>>>>>> Please update your references, see the urls I posted below. I read there
>>>>>> <<The original version of RFC 3696 did indeed say 320 was the maximum 
>>>>>> length, but John Klensin subsequently accepted this was
>>>>>> WRONG.>> http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=3696
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Adrian Crum wrote:
>>>>>>> Email addresses can be up to 320 characters long (64 + 1 + 255).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Adrian Crum
>>>>>>> Sandglass Software
>>>>>>> www.sandglass-software.com
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 10/6/2013 1:03 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>> Author: jleroux
>>>>>>>> Date: Sun Oct  6 20:03:12 2013
>>>>>>>> New Revision: 1529674
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1529674
>>>>>>>> Log:
>>>>>>>> Same restriction for email addresses than recently done for url. An 
>>>>>>>> email address is now definitively no more than 254
>>>>>>>> characters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address#Syntax
>>>>>>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/386294/what-is-the-maximum-length-of-a-valid-email-address#answer-574698
>>>>>>>> Also a CC number and date are respectively no more than 19 and 4 
>>>>>>>> digits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_7813
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I decided to not limit the tel numbers (now 60 chars seems plenty 
>>>>>>>> enough), maybe someone will even needs to increase in a
>>>>>>>> far future :)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> While at it, normalises fieldtypepostnew.xml:
>>>>>>>> * Removes confusing comment in header
>>>>>>>> * Restricts most types like in fieldtypepostgres.xml (no needs to have 
>>>>>>>> them longer), but keep unlimited (actually 2GB max):
>>>>>>>> comment, description
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified:
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypeaxion.xml
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypederby.xml
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypefirebird.xml
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypehsql.xml
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemssql.xml
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemysql.xml
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostgres.xml
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostnew.xml
>>>>>>>>         ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypesybase.xml
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypeaxion.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypeaxion.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypeaxion.xml (original) 
>>>>>>>> +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypeaxion.xml Sun Oct  6 
>>>>>>>> 20:03:12 2013 @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>         <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypederby.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypederby.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypederby.xml (original) 
>>>>>>>> +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypederby.xml Sun Oct  6 
>>>>>>>> 20:03:12 2013 @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>          <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypefirebird.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypefirebird.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypefirebird.xml 
>>>>>>>> (original) +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypefirebird.xml Sun Oct  
>>>>>>>> 6 20:03:12 2013 @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>         <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypehsql.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypehsql.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypehsql.xml (original) +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypehsql.xml Sun Oct  6 
>>>>>>>> 20:03:12 2013 @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>          <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemssql.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemssql.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemssql.xml (original) 
>>>>>>>> +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemssql.xml Sun Oct  6 
>>>>>>>> 20:03:12 2013 @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>          <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemysql.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemysql.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemysql.xml (original) 
>>>>>>>> +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypemysql.xml Sun Oct  6 
>>>>>>>> 20:03:12 2013 @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>          <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostgres.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostgres.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostgres.xml 
>>>>>>>> (original) +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostgres.xml Sun Oct  
>>>>>>>> 6 20:03:12 2013 @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>          <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostnew.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostnew.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostnew.xml (original) 
>>>>>>>> +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypepostnew.xml Sun Oct  6 
>>>>>>>> 20:03:12 2013 @@ -18,37 +18,6 @@ specific language
>>>>>>>>      governing permissions under the License.
>>>>>>>>      -->
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> -<!--
>>>>>>>> -    NOTE:: this is a new field type file for PostgreSQL, It has ONLY 
>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>> -        tested on a new install (hence the name fieldtypepostnew.xml)
>>>>>>>> -        so until you (or someone) tests this on upgrage it should ONLY
>>>>>>>> -        be used for new installation.
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> -    This fieldtype file uses TEXT for ALL VARCHAR type fields, per a 
>>>>>>>> tip in
>>>>>>>> -    the PostgreSQL manual:
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> -        Tip:  There are no performance differences between these three
>>>>>>>> -        types, apart from the increased storage size when using the
>>>>>>>> -        blank-padded type. While character(n) has performance 
>>>>>>>> advantages
>>>>>>>> -        in some other database systems, it has no such advantages in
>>>>>>>> -        PostgreSQL. In most situations text or character varying
>>>>>>>> -        should be used instead.
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> -    (Section 8.3. Character Types from the PostgreSQL 8.1 manual)
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> -    Therefore this fieldtype file uses TEXT for all of the VARCHAR 
>>>>>>>> types, this
>>>>>>>> -    will mean that data for a OfBiz system that uses this file MAY 
>>>>>>>> NOT be able
>>>>>>>> -    to load on a system that uses any of the other filetype files 
>>>>>>>> (well I have
>>>>>>>> -    not looked at ALL of them but the ones I looked at will not be 
>>>>>>>> able to load
>>>>>>>> -    the data).
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> -    This has the other advantage that the java type matches the sql 
>>>>>>>> type or at
>>>>>>>> -    least the DB can store anything that java can store (TEXT in 
>>>>>>>> PostgreSQL
>>>>>>>> -    can go to 2 Gig)
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> -    Indicator is still a CHAR(1).
>>>>>>>> --->
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>      <fieldtypemodel 
>>>>>>>> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>> xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://ofbiz.apache.org/dtds/fieldtypemodel.xsd";>
>>>>>>>>        <!-- ===================== field-type-def ==================== 
>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>> @@ -67,28 +36,28 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="floating-point" sql-type="FLOAT8" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="Double"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="numeric" sql-type="NUMERIC(20,0)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="Long"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="id" sql-type="TEXT" java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="id-long" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="id-vlong" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="id" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="id-long" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="id-vlong" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="indicator" sql-type="CHAR(1)" 
>>>>>>>> sql-type-alias="BPCHAR" java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="very-short" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="short-varchar" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="long-varchar" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="very-short" sql-type="VARCHAR(10)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="short-varchar" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="long-varchar" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="very-long" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="comment" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="description" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="name" sql-type="TEXT" java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="TEXT" java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="name" sql-type="VARCHAR(100)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>          <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="TEXT" java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="TEXT" java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="TEXT" java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="id-vlong-ne" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="tel-number" sql-type="TEXT" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="id-vlong-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="tel-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>      </fieldtypemodel>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypesybase.xml
>>>>>>>> URL:
>>>>>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypesybase.xml?rev=1529674&r1=1529673&r2=1529674&view=diff
>>>>>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>>>>>  ---
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypesybase.xml (original) 
>>>>>>>> +++
>>>>>>>> ofbiz/trunk/framework/entity/fieldtype/fieldtypesybase.xml Sun Oct  6 
>>>>>>>> 20:03:12 2013 @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ under the License.
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="value" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>          <!-- Specialized Types -->
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> -    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(255)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-number" sql-type="VARCHAR(19)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="credit-card-date" sql-type="VARCHAR(4)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>> +    <field-type-def type="email" sql-type="VARCHAR(254)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="url" sql-type="VARCHAR(2000)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(20)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>
>>>>>>>>          <field-type-def type="id-long-ne" sql-type="VARCHAR(60)" 
>>>>>>>> java-type="String"/>

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