[kde-linux] Fwd: Problem with "&" in email address

[Thomas Taylor]

On Friday 27 January 2006 15:31, JACKIE AINSWORTH wrote:
> Hi!
> Linux newbies here, listening in.
> We found the techy explanation by Steve O'Neill and his 'nuts & bolts'
> understanding re: 'ASCII values and 26H or 38 decimal', genuinely
> intriguing.  Where could we industry outsiders begin to educate
> ourselves to eventually get insight into such basics?
> It might help us fix issues eventually.
> (If any one got time to signpost us.)
> kind regards,
> Jim & Jackie
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Steve O'Neill <soneill at netaxs.com>
> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:54:51 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Re: [kde-linux] [kdepim-users] Problem with "&" in email address
> To: For people using KDE on Linux with related questions/problems
> <kde-linux at kde.org>
>
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Thomas Taylor wrote:
> > On Thursday 26 January 2006 15:01, Martin Schmidt wrote:
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> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > Am Donnerstag, 26. Januar 2006 11:04 schrieb Stefan Roese:
> > > > When I try to send an email to an recipient with an "&" in the
> > > > address I get the following error (using "abc&def at dummy.org"):
> > > >
> > > > abc (The server responded: "5.1.1 <abc>... User unknown")
> > > >
> > > > I am using kmail 1.9.1. I had no problems with those email addresses
> > > > using kmail 1.8.x.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > A & is not a legal character in an address - if I remember correctly.
> > >
> > > I was told so a few years ago... Am I wrong?
> > >

>>>> snip <<<<

> > Google to "RFC2822".   The specification calls for only 7-bit ASCII.  The
> > ampersand (&) is an 8-bit ASCII value, therefore not allowed.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Tom
>
> Uh-uh.  A "&" has an ASCII value of 26H or 38 decimal.  The MSB is
> definitely set to zero, which means it is sent in 7 bits, like all the
> other printable ASCII characters.  The OP's problem is probably that
> somewhere in the mail handling chain, most likely at his machine, "&" is
> interpreted as a control or command character, and not sent, thereby not
> getting the message to the correct address.
>
> Steve O'Neill
> 

Hi Jim & Jackie,

Yep, Steve caught me pulling a booboo.  DARN.  Getting confused in my old age.

Anyway, you can get more information about ASCII by googling for "ASCII".  
Lots of stuff including charts showing all the values and more definitions 
than you would probably want.

Tom

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Tom Taylor
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