Mike Unless I read in incorrectly, Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address ) synopsis of RFC 5322 section 3.2.3 doesn't allow the use of special characters in an email address _unless_ "surrounded" by quotes and I take that to mean your example:
Brutus P Thornapple/SomeISP Would have to be Brutus" "P" "Thornapple/SomeISP But further in the Wiki, will be the commentary that "most" organizations disallow the use of special characters in email addresses, exception hyphen, underscore and dot. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 1:31 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - R:Mail questions : Good afternoon: : : I have 2 questions regarding R:MAIL 2.6: : : 1: How can I get R:MAIL to accommodate e-mail addresses with embedded : spaces. For example a Lotus Notes client e-mail address might be: Brutus : P Thornapple/SomeISP : : I have tried enclosing the e-mail address in single quotes but R:MAIL is : only reading up to the first space for the address. : : 2: Am I reading the Help file correctly when it shows "To: : address,address,address" to indicate that I can string together multiple : e-mail addresses in one variable and send them all out at once? : : Thanks for any guidance that can be provided. : : Mike Ramsour : AK Steel Coshocton Works : Quality Department : Phone: 740-829-4340 : Cell: 740-502-1659 : : Confidentiality Notice : This message is intended exclusively for the individual or : entity to which it is addressed and may contain privileged, : proprietary, or otherwise private information. : If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized : to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or : any part of it. If you have received this message in error, : please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete : all copies of the message. :
