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RFC compliance in SEPM mail configuration

Created: 31 Jul 2009 | 3 comments
prwade's picture
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At several places in the configuration options for SEPM, the user is prompted to supply an e-mail address.  When an address is submitted, SEPM parses it and rejects it if it does not meet SEPM's standards for what is a valid e-mail address.  Unfortunately, SEPM's standards are incorrect and contrary to RFC 2822 ; addresses like <localpart @ domain>, <localpart> or <localpart+extension @ domain>, which are all syntatically valid and presumably deliverable, are rejected by SEPM.  As parsing e-mail addresses is the Mail Transport Agent's job and not the job of SEPM, SEPM should not reject these valid addresses.

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Jeremy Dundon's picture
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Jul
2009
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I agree

Admin@localhost is a perfectly valid email address, yet SEPM wont accept it... 

Yesd0g's picture
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Jul
2009
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I'll add my weight to this one.

I would have to agree prwade.

Zoidberg's picture
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Jul
2009
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/Agree

Yes it would be best to use the standards for this.