On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 11:32:06AM +0200, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote:
> 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.

And Now I see that the single quotes confuses mutt. :-)


> 
> 
> > 
> > ?
> > 
> > Have a lovely day!
> > Alex
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Walter

-- 
Walter

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