RFCs are meant to maintain some semblance of a standard. If systems
blatantly break these standards, they are running the risk of having a
limited compatability with their new standards. I prefer the usual
aaabbb@domain myself, keeps things simple :)
"Derek J. Balling" wrote:
>
> You're right.
>
> So let's not bitch at them if they want ASFL!*&^$.COM
>
> I mean, you want the business, right? Who cares if it breaks a standard?
>
> D
>
> At 9:06 AM -0400 6/16/00, Justin S. wrote:
> >I think overall that those types of e-mail addresses should be allowed. It
> >doesn't matter if it doesn't go with RFC822 or whatever, because some people
> >are different. It comes down to: do you want the business, or do you want to
> >bitch and moan at the client for having a '.' before the '@'? I'd rather
> >have the business any day!
> >
> >Justin S...
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bill Gerrard" <bill@daze.net>
> >To: "Merchant Solutions" <merchant-solution@merchant-solution.com>;
> ><discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> >Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 1:45 AM
> >Subject: RE: "." before the "@"
> >
> >
> >> > The . before the @ needs to be allowed. Many email addy's are set
> >> > that way.
> >> > Example, my own admin email address is aba.admin@merchant-solution.com
> >>
> >> In your example address, there are five characters between the '.' and
> >'@'.
> >> Your e-mail address is perfectly valid. Now if your e-mail address was
> >> aba.@merchant-solution.com or admin.@merchant-solution.com, then you would
> >> have an invalid e-mail address, per RFC822.
> >>
> >> > If I understand correctly, OpenSRS won't accept that addy. NSI does
> >accept
> >> > that addy, if that makes any difference in the decision here.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Sincerely,
> >> > Todd Sumrall
> >> > Authorize.net & Miva Partner
> >> > http://www.merchant-solution.com
> >> > Merchant Accounts, Web Hosting,
> >> > Free Miva Merchant Shopping Cart
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: Bill Warner <lww@ictech.net>
> >> > To: Joe McDonald <joe@vpop.net>
> >> > Cc: <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 9:05 PM
> >> > Subject: RE: "." before the "@"
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Hi Joe,
> >> > >
> >> > > At 03:44 PM 6/15/00 -0700, Joe McDonald wrote:
> >> > > >I think when Robert answered, he meant to say "right before the @"
> >> > > >instead of "before the @". He was replying to the message below
> >> > > >which shows a bad address (according to my interpretation of
> >> > rfc 822...)
> >> > >
> >> > > Ahh, yes. I see now. In that case he's quite right. Sorry Robert!
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > >The OpenSRS check_email_syntax() is doing the right thing as
> >> > > >far as I can tell, but it will be loosened up to allow some
> >> > > >bad addresses through because it appears that MTA's out there
> >> > > >are letting them through and people are using them. :-(
> >> > >
> >> > > I'm with you on that one. ugh. The problem with letting the bad ones
> >> > > through is that the syntax checker may no longer catch addresses that
> >> > > really were typed in wrong and don't work.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > > > We have a customer with an e-mail address like mark.o.@foo.net.
> >> > > > Unfortunately
> >> > > > > OpenSRS' system does NOT accept this address ...
> >> > >
> >> > > Good. ;-)
> >> > >
> >> > > [PS - Joe, I'm going to CC this reply back to the list so that
> >> > my apology
> >> > > to Robert goes public. Only fair, since my flame was public...]
> >> > >
> >> > > --Bill
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
--Charles Daminato OpenSRS Technical Operations chuck@opensrs.org
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