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Re: mail-abuse.org tests, and weird addresses...

2000-07-19 16:06:02
I've tried to send e-mail like this syntax user%host1(_at_)host2, it 
successfully
sent but it's not getting to the final destination, anyone know?


-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory J. Woodhouse <gjw(_at_)wnetc(_dot_)com>
To: Keith Moore <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>
Cc: Doug Royer <Doug(_dot_)Royer(_at_)software(_dot_)com>; 
Valdis(_dot_)Kletnieks(_at_)vt(_dot_)edu
<Valdis(_dot_)Kletnieks(_at_)vt(_dot_)edu>; Kyle Jones 
<kyle_jones(_at_)wonderworks(_dot_)com>;
sendmail-beta(_at_)Sendmail(_dot_)ORG <sendmail-beta(_at_)Sendmail(_dot_)ORG>; 
ietf-smtp(_at_)imc(_dot_)org
<ietf-smtp(_at_)imc(_dot_)org>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: mail-abuse.org tests, and weird addresses...


It's been a long time, but I once had to use the so-called "%-hack" in my
e-mail address, but I believe you are correct that user(_at_)host1@host2 is
incorrect syntax. I'm curious, does sendmail treat this as equivalent to
user%host1(_at_)host2?


On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Keith Moore wrote:

MAIL FROM:<user(_at_)domain(_dot_)name@other.domain>

Sendmail currently issues a '250 OK'.

I think it is a valid address.

it is invalid syntax in both RFC821 or RFC822.

Keith


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Gregory Woodhouse
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