Re: Is using [URL] recommended even on an email address?
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texte = Thank You ;-)Kenneth Grome wrote:> >Are there any email-legal chars that could be in a valid email address that the [URL] context could turn into hexadecimal form thus trashing the email address? > > I would have answered this the last time you asked if I actually knew the answer for a fact, but I don't have a list of which characters are actually valid in email addresses. Nevertheless, based on my understanding of how webcat works,I do not believe it will cause any problems -- because anything that's [url]ed before it is appended gets [unurl]ed by webcat as it is written to the db ... > > In addition, I can tell you that I have never seen an email address fail because of [url]ing it. Maybe I was just lucky, but I think not -- I think it's meant to work this way on purpose. > > ================================ > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net > ================================ > ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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Thank You ;-)Kenneth Grome wrote:> >Are there any email-legal chars that could be in a valid email address that the [url] context could turn into hexadecimal form thus trashing the email address? > > I would have answered this the last time you asked if I actually knew the answer for a fact, but I don't have a list of which characters are actually valid in email addresses. Nevertheless, based on my understanding of how webcat works,I do not believe it will cause any problems -- because anything that's [url]ed before it is appended gets [unurl]ed by webcat as it is written to the db ... > > In addition, I can tell you that I have never seen an email address fail because of [url]ing it. Maybe I was just lucky, but I think not -- I think it's meant to work this way on purpose. > > ================================ > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net > ================================ > ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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