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Subject: [Discuss] box.net
From: dsr at tao.merseine.nu (Dan Ritter)
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:56:29 -0500
In-reply-to: <D6779AFE-A477-454E-9EE2-4BAD88577B9B@gmail.com>
References: <000001cccaec$553c4e90$ffb4ebb0$@nedharvey.com> <4F055DD5.60904@vl.com> <000201cccbc1$a753dec0$f5fb9c40$@nedharvey.com> <D6779AFE-A477-454E-9EE2-4BAD88577B9B@gmail.com>

On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 11:05:09AM -0500, Richard Pieri wrote:
> On Jan 5, 2012, at 10:49 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
> > 
> > When I look around now, everything that I find quickly includes "+" as a
> > valid character for the local part.  So, I have no idea why so many websites
> > refuse to accept your email address with a "+" in it.  The bums.
> 
> Because the plus sign screws up their SQL queries.

Which would be indicative of far worse problems.

-dsr-

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