>I'm guessing that the applicable RFC, whatever it is, says that [a..z] >[A..Z] [0..9] etc. may be used in email addresses. Does it say whether >a=A=a? Do any RFC experts out there know if case sensitivity of email >account names is addressed? I have, in the past, had email accounts where >the account name was case-sensitive. These were primarily Unix systems. > >If a given mail server, whether due to the OS or a configuration choice >made by the server administrator, chooses to be case sensitive, is it in >violation of any RFCs?
To the best of my knowledge, the SMTP and POP RFCs specify that it is case IN-sensitive.... so, should an admin do something causing it to be case sensitive, then I would think they are violating the rfcs However, this applies only to the email address. The password, may be (and usually is) case sensitive, and any shell logon's you may need to issue (if you are collecting in that manner) may be case sensitive... but it is not supposed to matter if you send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED], or some "leet" mix of upper and lower that is usually only readable by the insane. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
