[Hidden-tech] strange email problem, Mac related

[Frieda Reichsman]

On Apr 4, 2007, at Apr 4, 9:55 AM, Christopher Miles wrote:
> The only other method for encoding a space is with a slash:
>   chris\ miles

Will check this possibility out.

> While there are rules about having spaces in an e-mail address,  
> there are no such rules about spaces in a user's name. This happens  
> a lot in Windows environments where the user name is often the  
> persons first and last name.

I take it you are drawing a distinction between the user's name and  
the username, because the latter is of course part of the email address.

> If the dot in the space works on his Windows machine then that  
> should work on his Macintosh as well. My suspicion is that his  
> outgoing server isn't setup correctly and that is where the problem  
> truly lies. OIT at UMASS, for instance, requires SSL for the  
> outgoing server if you are off campus. Other organizations may have  
> similar quirks
>
>   http://www.oit.umass.edu/umail/software/configumail/ 
> mac_applemail.html
> -- Miles

OK, thanks, Miles. And thanks to all who have replied on this issue.  
I am always impressed with the lengths people will go to for clarity  
and completeness of response on this list, explaining nuances etc. It  
is very helpful.

I hope to work more on this over the weekend. If I can confirm with  
the ISP what the real email name is (clearly it is not the name with  
the space in it!) and/or confirm that the outgoing server is not set  
up correctly, or confirm anything interesting at all  :^)   I'll post.

Frieda

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Frieda Reichsman
Molecules in Motion
Interactive Molecular Structures
http://www.moleculesinmotion.com

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