[Mailman-Users] mailaddresses with bad characters (resent)

[Jon Carnes]

WorkAround:  put the users address in your local /etc/aliases file:
   cool-man_coolplanet:  cool^man at coolplanet.com

Then subscribe him to your lists using: cool-man_coolplanet at localhost

You also might want to follow up with a note telling him what you are doing,
but that is up to you.  The alternative is to upgrade to the beta version of
mailman.  Don't quote me but I think this is already fixed in that version.
I know the issue (under a different guise) came up 4 months ago.  Some
special characters are illegal on the domain side of the "@" but are
perfectly within spec on the user side.

Jon Carnes

-----Original Message-----
From: IOhannes zmoelnig [mailto:zmoelnig at iem.kug.ac.at]
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:23 AM
To: mailman-users at python.org
Subject: [Mailman-Users] mailaddresses with bad characters (resent)


i have posted this message before, but got no replies.
it is really a problem for me.


 > hi list
 >
 > running my mailman-list, i have come into following problem:
 > some user prefer extra-cool (aka stupid ??) email-addresses like
 > cool^man at coolplanet.com
 >
 > i cannot subscribe these addresses (as administrator, i do not know,
 > whether they can subscribe themselves -- but i am porting my lists to
 > mailman so this is my task)
 >
 > are there any possibilities to do so ??
 > or do i have to teach my users to avoid such names ?
 >

if the solution is obvious, please tell me (even a "READ THE FAQ AGAIN
!!" might help)
if it is embarrasing, please tell me so too.
but please, give me some(!) answer


 > mfg.d.sar
 > IOhannes
 >







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