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Bug 242501 - multiple TO: address separator should include a semicolon
multiple TO: address separator should include a semicolon
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 242499
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
pre-1.5 (obsolete)
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2003-05-07 14:14 UTC by MIke Scanlon
Modified: 2003-05-07 16:26 UTC
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Description MIke Scanlon 2003-05-07 14:14:13 UTC
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Description of Problem:


Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Create an email message
2. in the To: field enter several addresses separated by a ;
3. email gets sent, 

Actual Results:
Email gets sent to 1st address only. silently dropping the 2nd, 3rd, 4th
(etc) addresses. 


Expected Results:
I would have expected this email program to act like all other graphical
emailers I've ever used. (I've been sending email since 1988, but thats
besides the point).


How often does this happen? 
Always


Additional Information:
The world has been brainwashed to expect that ; will delimit email
addresses.  I know what the RFC says on the matter, but that too is besides
the point.  It pains me to say that the Microsoft convention of allowing ;
to separate email addresses is way into my DNA by this point and I would
argue that not recongising ; as an address delimiter is a bug.  Also I
would claim it is a bug not to warn the user that you are ignoring the rest
of the addresses on the line.

I'm hoping this is already fixed in a later version.  Thanks for your help.
Comment 1 Jeffrey Stedfast 2003-05-07 16:26:49 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 242499 ***