On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, John Horne wrote:
> > Consider:
> >
> > From: tom@domain1, dick@domain2, harry@domain3
> > Sender: tom@domain1
> > Reply-To: dick@domain2
> > Subject: Invite
> >
> > Please come to our joint party. RSVP to Dick.
> >
> Hmm, good example :-) However, I suspect that nowadays people (e.g. 'tom')
> would simply send the message and mention Dick and Harry in the text:
Oh, sure. What the author or RFC822 envisaged as a common way of working
hasn't in practice happened. Not only in this case! RFC822 is full of
'features' that are almost never used for real. Whoever actually wants
to send out addresses like this example in the RFC?
Wilt . (the Stilt) Chamberlain@???
The "(the Stilt)" is a comment, which is NOT included in
the destination mailbox address handed to the originating
system's mailer. The local-part of the address is the string
"Wilt.Chamberlain", with NO space between the first and second
words.
--
Philip Hazel University of Cambridge Computing Service,
ph10@??? Cambridge, England. Phone: +44 1223 334714.
