On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 01:18:02PM -0500, Andrew Kohlsmith wrote:
> > Well and good, until you run across a site that distinguishes case on
> > names, e.g. in Sendmail via:
> >
> > MODIFY_MAILER_FLAGS(`LOCAL', `+u')
> 
> Interesting.  I was under the impression that case-insensitivity was mandated 
> by the RFC.
> 
Nope, in fact RFC 822 requires that case in the local-part of addresses
be preserved, with the exception that the postmaster address must be
deliverable regardless of case.  Most mailers by default do not distinguish
case as being important, but the RFC does allow them to if they wish.

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