Re: [exim] @example.net versus ""@example.net

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Author: Ian Eiloart
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To: Michael Fischer v. Mollard
CC: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] @example.net versus ""@example.net

On 8 Mar 2013, at 17:37, "Michael Fischer v. Mollard" <fvm@???>
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> Hi,
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> thanks for the explanation. But it still feels like syntax, not semantics ;-)
>
> Michael


The point of the quotes is to permit stuff that would not normally be permitted - like empty strings, "@" symbols, commas, and so on. Quite why anyone would want to use an empty string as the local part is beyond me, but then so are the rest of the examples.



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