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From: peter@cyklop.volvo.se (peter hakanson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Sendmail replacement
Followup-To: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Date: 9 Oct 1996 18:48:11 GMT
Organization: Volvo Corp.
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I think this is configurable in sendmail. 
I have no source here (at home) but i vague memory that
this is fixable.

Mail me back if you keeps stuck on this.

peter@volvo.se

Jeremy T. Elston (techsupport@ais-gwd.com) wrote:
: Greetings from Greenwood!

: 	We are currently running Worldgroup on BSDI 2.1 for our e-mail 
: service but are in the process of taking it down.  Problem:  Our users 
: have capital letters and symbols in their e-mail names (. & _) and I 
: understand sendmail will not deliver to users w/caps.  Usernames are 
: limited to 16 characters and no symbols, etc...

: 	Does anyone know of any mail software that will allow us 
: some/any of these services.  Or a way to work around some/any of these 
: problems within sendmail/BSD?

: 	Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks 
: for your time.

: 	Jeremy Elston
: 	techsupport@ais-gwd.com

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Peter Hakanson  VolvoData Dep 2580 phone +46 31 66 74 27