JPALME@qz.qz.se (Jacob Palme QZ) (06/11/90)
> From: Jeroen Houttuin <houttuin%ethz.UUCP@tis.llnl.gov> > > What is the problem with mapping these kind of addresses into > e.g. > > jan."van der steen"@somewhere.in.nl Even though that format is legal according to RFC822, I would not recommend using it. Some Internet mail handlers have problems with quotes in names. One cause of such problems is that some mail systems which forward mail from Internet to other mail systems, in particular Decnet, do this by quoting the whole address. Thus, the address in the example might be converted into: DECNET HOST::"jan."van der steen".@somehwere.in.nl" It is easy to understand that this format causes problems. The problem is that quoting cannot easily be performed recursively with quoting of already partically quoted name strings.