Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED],
I have the same sort of "problem" on one of my mail accounts, where my
username is "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" - including the @.
REBOL chokes on this too. (Well I havn't tried recent versions, I admit).
I don't know what lead my ISP to use this scheme, but I know that they're
not planning on changing it :-/
Not that big a problem for me, as I'm quite comfortable with using the
(open [scheme: 'pop ...) notation.
The greatest potential problem I see, is scripts that use code like this:
open join pop:// [user-name ":" password "@" mail-server]
I belive the Right Thing(tm) to do, would be to examine the appropriate specs
on POP3 username conventions (where to find?), and do one of the following:
1. Send an email to our ISPs, saying they're violating the specs
2. Send an enhancement request to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I think that it should at least have a place in the FAQ (maybe it has, don't
know if my version of the FAQ is up to date ;)
Best regards
Thomas Jensen
On 24-Nov-99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> Martin,
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>> sorry, you still are mistaken,
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>> My username is 'user1:mail.myname.co.uk' _not_ user1
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>> Using some ones previous suggestion of a popspec.r file seems to work
>> though.
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>> Although perhaps this is something that should be addressed in the
>> future.
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> Hmm, I am not so sure. protocol://user:[EMAIL PROTECTED] seems to be some
> standard, so you should better avoid using ":" in your username, no?
>
> -pekr-
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