Hi Alejandro, On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 11:02:28AM +0200, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > Hi Walter, > > On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 10:36:52AM GMT, Rene Kita wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 07:13:16AM +0200, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote: > > > Traditional mailx (bsd versions and GNU mailutils) needs this syntax for > > > aliases: > > > > > > alias john "John Dou <jo...@example.com>" > > How about addresses that themselves contain quotes, such as > "John R. Doe" <j...@example.com>? > > A lot of existing software requires quoting the name when it contains > '.'. What does BSD or GNU mailutils with those? Does it use single > quotes or what? Such as > > '"John R. Doe" <j...@example.com>'
I now tried this syntax in OpenBSD mail and it works. It needs the single quotes, without them it fails. > > ? > > Have a lovely day! > Alex > -- Walter
