Daniel Henninger wrote:
> MSN username: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Jabber MSN translated JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> So where did this use of % come from?

As far as I know, % was used in the same way in very old times, in SMTP,
in cases when it was impossible to send email directly to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don't ask me why why it was impossible, I don't
know the story well - maybe it was internal domain, or maybe not
compatible server, I don't know)

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Maciek                       A: It's against natural order of reading.
 xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   Q: Why is that?
 xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED]   A: People answering above quoted text.
                          Q: What's the most annoying on newsgroups?

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