Couldn't agree with you more. :)
D
At 10:48 AM -0400 6/16/00, Charles Daminato wrote:
>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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