> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> On Behalf Of Reindl Harald
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 2:02 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: special characters in mail address
>
> do not top-post after get reply at bottom!
>
> Am 03.07.2012 13:53, schrieb Dentzer:
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Erwan David
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. Juli 2012 13:21
> > An: [email protected]
> > Betreff: Re: special characters in mail address
> >
> > Le Tue 3/07/2012, Dentzer, Daniel disait
> >> The server is running for years now, the only thing is that with an
> exclamation mark in the local part of the mail address the email is not
> forwarded, hundreds of user mail addresses work.
> >>
> >> I think the configuration is (mostly) correct and working, but when I use
> special characters (until now only "!") the server has problems with the
> domain name and didn't relay.
> >>
> >
> > Beware that ! is a site separator in UUCP addresses.
> >
> > Good information.
> >
> > Is there a way to turn this off?
>
> this makes absolutely no sense
> you have to keep in mind that EVERY mailserver involved for delivering a
> message (and that can be many hops) has to accept a address as valid
>
> so usually do not use special chars at all!
Why does it makes no sense, these Characters are valid as written in RFC 3696:
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Without quotes, local-parts may consist of any combination of
alphabetic characters, digits, or any of the special characters
! # $ % & ' * + - / = ? ^ _ ` . { | } ~
period (".") may also appear, but may not be used to start or end the
local part, nor may two or more consecutive periods appear.
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After all, my postfix is not working like defined in the RFCs, may be due to
this UUCP-Problem, but we don't use UUCP.
(and I don't know much about UUCP)
Is there any other option, other than stop using special characters?
