[thelist] SMTP quirk: is an apostrophe legal in the email addy?

Meredith Tupper meredith at pintsize.com
Wed Feb 7 19:44:31 CST 2001


Scott Dexter wrote:

> My gut feeling is no, but while I'm digging through RFC's, does someone know
> off the top of their head?
>
> For example, is this a legal email address: mark.o'connor at myserver.com ?

I can't quote the RFC but I know I've never seen a valid address with an
apostrophe.

hth,
Meredith

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