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Rich Greenberg <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 6 Nov 2013 12:33:19 -0500
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On: Wed, Nov 06, 2013 at 08:51:17AM -0600,John Adams Wrote:

} Yes, I did get that last one wrong. And they were deliberately rewritten
} (which is why that one was wrong) so as to not expose any of our users'
} addresses.
}
} My question is whether these three formats in a list file would work, if
} [log in to unmask] were a valid email address:
}
} <[log in to unmask]>
} [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask] <example.com>>
} Name<[log in to unmask]>

OK, my original thought was that someone was experimenting by typing in
doc examples.  That MAY still be the case, but what happens depends on
what the program(s)/people that read the file expect.  Is ListServe
complaining?  Are the people/programs connected to those addresses
complaining?

} On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Rich Greenberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
}
} > On: Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 04:07:51PM -0600,John Adams Wrote:
} >
} > } So we've discovered that malformed addresses occasionally sneak into our
} > } server and I'm writing a little routine to scan for them from time to
} > time.
} > }
} > } There are two which I am not certain about, one I figure works and one I
} > } figure doesn't, and I wanted to ask folks. What about these two
} > addresses?
} > }
} > } <[log in to unmask]>
} > } [log in to unmask]<mailto:example.com>
} >
} > Those are examples to be used in documentation.  They should not be used
} > where real addresses are expected.
} >
} > The second one should probably be:
} >
} >      [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
} >
} > --
} > Rich Greenberg  Sarasota, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com  + 1 941 378
} > 2097
} > Eastern time.  N6LRT  I speak for myself & my dogs only.    VM'er since
} > CP-67
} > Canines: Val,Red,Shasta,Zero,Casey & Cinnar (At the bridge)
} > Owner:Chinook-L
} > Canines: Red & Max (Siberians)     Retired at the beach  Asst
} > Owner:Sibernet-L
} >
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Rich Greenberg  Sarasota, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com  + 1 941 378 2097
Eastern time.  N6LRT  I speak for myself & my dogs only.    VM'er since CP-67
Canines: Val,Red,Shasta,Zero,Casey & Cinnar (At the bridge)   Owner:Chinook-L
Canines: Red & Max (Siberians)     Retired at the beach  Asst Owner:Sibernet-L

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