Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 14:42:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob K <melange@yip.org> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> Cc: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dots in usernames? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905121438410.59633-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199905121833.UAA05194@greenpeace.grondar.za>
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On Wed, 12 May 1999, Mark Murray wrote:
> Bob K wrote:
> > Well, I did some reading through rfc821, and an email address is defined
> > as follows:
>
> Email addresses != Usernames. What this suggests to me is that having
> an _alias_ (say) Mark.Murray to markmurray in /etc/aliases is OK.
Sigh. Yes, I know. However, here's the reasoning behind not having dots
in usernames according to passwd(5):
The login name must never begin with a hyphen (``-''); also, it is
strongly suggested that neither upper-case characters nor dots
(``.'') be
part of the name, as this tends to confuse mailers.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Since any mailer that can't handle a dot in an email address that consists
of login@host is not compliant with RFC 821, I'm thinking "Hey! Why not
make the change?"
I've tested it on my -stable system here, and so far there's been no
incompatibilities (but then, I only tested a few things: see the original
email I sent - which is the point of putting something in -current before
stable :)
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