[imp] handling semicolon separated addresses

Rich Lafferty rich@horde.org
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:06:31 -0400


On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 01:02:44PM +0200, daniel huhardeaux (daniel.huhardeaux@tootai.com) wrote:
> 
> From: "Rich Lafferty" <rich@horde.org>
> To: <imp@lists.horde.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 1:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [imp] handling semicolon separated addresses
> 
> 
> >...
> > Users run into this, I think, because Outlook (Express?) reportedly
> > believes that semicolons are syntactic sugar equivalent to
> > commas. (Could someone with Outlook or Outlook Express test this for
> > me?)
> 
> Yes, Outlook Express use semicolons (plus space) to separate adresses 

Oy. Plus SPACE? Man, embrace and replace. Two more questions -- first,
do commas work as well, or are semicolons required? And what would
this look like in Outlook Express:

  To: Rich <rich@horde.org>, IMP list <imp@lists.horde.org>

I'm not sure I grok the "plus space" part.

  -Rich 

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