SMTP: When the SMTP Gateway Uses Quotation MarksLast reviewed: October 20, 1997Article ID: Q98208 |
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SUMMARYThe Microsoft Mail Gateway to SMTP is RFC 822 compliant regarding double and single quotation marks.
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Double Quotation MarksDouble quotation marks are for when certain special characters are used within the header fields of the message. The special characters are listed in RFC 822, section 3.3, titled "Lexical Tokens." The special characters are:
( Left parenthesis ) Right parenthesis < Less-than sign > Greater-than sign @ At sign , Comma ; Semicolon : Colon \ Backslash " Double quotation marks . Period [ Left square bracket ] Right square bracketIf the gateway sees any of these characters within the header fields, it uses double quotation marks around the information. Note: If a SMTP host wants to enclose something in double quotation marks, the text enclosed can be any ASCII character, or white space, EXCEPT:
" Double quotation marks \ Backslash CR Carriage return Single Quotation MarksRFC 822 does not include any discussion on single quotation marks.
REFERENCESRFC 822: Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages
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