Are apostrophes valid in an email address?

Randal L. Schwartz merlyn at stonehenge.com
Wed Feb 15 18:40:48 GMT 2006


>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Benson <chrisb at jesmond.demon.co.uk> writes:

Chris> On my local mailserver:-

Chris> mail: john.o'neill at ...
Chris> mail: linda.o'connell at ...
Chris> mail: linda-ann.o'connell at ...
Chris> mail: tom.o'reilly at ...
Chris> mail: colm.o'brien at ...
Chris> mail: francis.o'sullivan at ...
Chris> mail: carmel.o'connell at ...

No paddy.o'furniture ?

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