> According the RFC822/RFC2822 then local part of email address is > case-sensive, with exception of 'postmaster' which shall be compared > insensitive.
I helped write that text. I know what it means. > Yes, sendmail does case-independent matching, but it's proprietary > extension. No program shall follow them, unless it's written specifically for > sendmail. Please do not attempt to instruct me about the design of email. I have been one of the designers since the 1970s. I wrote one of the very first SMTP implementations. Sendmail is case-insensitive because the consensus of ALL the email developers -- with the exception of Multics -- was to be case-insensitive. _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/_______________________________________________ Imap-uw mailing list [email protected] http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/imap-uw
