Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!udel!princeton!cs!samadams!tr From: tr@samadams.princeton.edu (Tom Reingold) Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh Subject: Re: BERK option hosers Message-ID: <3054@rossignol.Princeton.EDU> Date: 25 Sep 90 01:50:53 GMT References: <26EBEF09.379@ics.uci.edu> Sender: news@cs.Princeton.EDU Distribution: comp Organization: Noo Joizy -- The Cultural Mecca Lines: 28 khera@sardine.cs.duke.edu (Vick Khera) writes: $ the addresses work fine with "." in them if the whole name part is $ in double-quotes or in parentheses: $ $ "Mr. Foo" $ $ is it a failure to conform to the RFC? jromine@ics.uci.edu (John Romine) writes: $ Yes. Addresses with "." in the personal name part must be enclosed $ in quotes to be legal according to RFC822. $ -- $ John Romine But if it is not enclosed in quotes it may be violating RFC822, but it is commonly done. Shouldn't MH be able to handle it nevertheless? Is there a way to do this? Lots of folks use periods even though they shouldn't, and it would be nice if MH could return their mail. -- Tom Reingold tr@samadams.princeton.edu rutgers!princeton!samadams!tr "Brew strength depends upon the amount of coffee used." -Black&Decker