From: Mike '/m' 


I cannot even add it to Outlook's To: field.  I never even get to the point
of composing the message.   Calypso allows it, Mulberry allows it.
Outlook '98 even allowed it.   But Outlook 2003 seems to have been
"fixed" so that it does not allow this standard address format. 
I do see that Rich has posted a kludgy work-around for the bug.


(I quoted the RFC spec for this in another message.)

 /m

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:50:32 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:25ugj1psik6mb69ifo2vfg6u7fg5uapm43{at}4ax.com...
>
>> I have not been able to get Outlook to send an email to
>>
>>    email{at}[123.123.123.123]
>>
>> where 123.123.123.123 is the IP address of a email server, and 'email'
>> is a valid email account on that server.  I believe this is an RFC
>> requirement, just like proper SMTP handling.
>
>Perhaps you have an email admin like me who blocks email to an {at}ipaddress
>address? Some things need to change because of spam and many of the rfc's
>are sort of unchanging if you know what I mean.
>
>Oh, I also block remote bounce notifications because they cause more
>problems than they solve. If you accept the email then deliver it, don't be
>returning it as undeliverable after you accept delivery is how it works in
>todays spam and virus filled world.
>
>> Also, I keep nicknames for my friends.  For example, I use bob-w for Bob
>> at work, Bob-h for Bob at home.  Well, Bob changed jobs, so I changed
>> the email address for Bob-w in the address book to his new email
>> address.  Unfortunately, Outlook also stores the email address somewhere
>> else, and insists on sending Bob-w emails to his old email address. I've
>> not found the other location in the address book or configuration
>> options yet.  I now have a NewBob-w entry in the address book to work
>> around this feature.
>
>Yeah, Microsoft probably let the guy who did IE's braindead autocomplete
>write that stupid routine. He need to be 2x4'd.
>
>> Don't get me started on Outlook and IMAP....
>
>I don't believe in IMAP in the ISP world, it's a po box not a damn garage.
>
>Geo.
>

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