Re: tlug: valid mail address

[Chris Sekiya <chris@example.com>]

On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Jim Schweizer wrote:

> Is is valid to have quotes in an email address?

I can't find this in the handy web RFC index, but a bit of empirical
evidence:

220 trout.softek.co.jp ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.1a/SofTek-IN-1.0/R1 ready at
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:18:02 +0900 (JST)
helo softek.co.jp
250 trout.softek.co.jp Hello mikkabi.softek.co.jp [172.16.1.36], pleased
to meet you
mail From: <chris@example.com>
250 <chris@example.com>... Sender ok
rcpt To: <"chris"@example.com>
250 <"chris"@example.com>... Recipient ok

... sendmail accepts it, so it may be considered valid.

-- Chris


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