[imp] dash in address-name -> bug in imp?

[Peter Meier]

Hi

> This is invalid.  foo:bar is the "display-name" (RFC 2822 [3.4])  
> which is defined as a phrase.  A phrase is 1*word (RFC 2822  
> [3.2.6]).  A word is either an atom or a quoted-string (RFC 2822  
> [3.2.6]).  An atom does not include ":" (see RFC 2822 [3.2.4]).   
> Therefore, the word must be quoted.
>
>> the sender gets shown as Invalid Address.
>>
>> I wondered if this is a bug in imp or the sending mailer
>> (thunderbird). If the sender places brackets around the name I receive
>> the following, which get's displayed correctly:
>>
>> From: "foo:bar" <foo at bar.com>
>>
>> I was unsure whether to file a bug report against imp or thunderbird.
>
> IMP is correct - it is an invalid address.

thanks. I thought that you know the actual RFC references :)

cheers pete