> Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 10:27:38 -0800 > From: S R E <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Standardizing the From: line > > Here are two entries from a real list I own: > > [log in to unmask] Steven R. Eckert 1AAMGBCx91// > > [log in to unmask] S R E 1AAMGJCx9h// > Note that special characters (the '.') do not cause escaping or quoting, > and that you are not limited to two words for the name. But, I think the question was, how does one "standardize" the names (of the subscriptions) so that the punctuation in the "From:" lines is constant. While your example "Steven R. Eckert" is not quoted/escaped in your subscription entry, it would be if it were to appear in a From: header line of a LISTSERV message posting (while the "S R E" name would not [as indeed it wasn't in the From: line of your message above]). Peter R