[Info-vax] bizarre SMTP problem

[Arne Vajhøj]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> You don't consider the "+" in the address to be bizarre?  I've been 
> using e-mail for something like 24 years and have NEVER encountered such 
> an address!  Even if it's legal, it strikes me as a very poor choice!

I would consider it a bit rare for real email addresses.

But it is widely used for not quite real email addresss.

Read:
 
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/08/gmail-plus-smart-trick-to-find-block.html

Arne