Joe Konton wrote:

> I'm the new systems administrator at Interex, and as far as I can
> tell, our list server, which is SmartList, deals just fine with
> OpenMail style addresses, at least there are several of that form in
> the distribution lists for various of the "sig" mailing lists.

As I recall from the starting days of HP3000-L, after reports from
Interex and WRQ, there was a WRQ product for mail (a Desk add-on?)
that didn't like the "/" character in addresses.  In fact, it would
crash their mail system :-)

The avoidance of the "/" is probably a vague memory of that problem.

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>