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> The local part is case-sensitive. This seems more like a bug than a feature. Maybe in 1983 the average email user knew what DNS was and could be expected to
by wyldfire 5y ago
> The local part is case-sensitive.
This seems more like a bug than a feature. Maybe in 1983 the average email user knew what DNS was and could be expected to know one part of the email address would be case sensitive and the other not.
But email RFCs are probably like any other RFCs out there and specify existing behavior for the sake of interoperability.
- deckard1 5y agoyeah, and that's a hill I'm willing to die on. Imagine the average non-technical person talking to some customer service agent on the phone and having to figure out if her email is JANEWATSON@gmail.com, JaneWatson@gmail.com, janewatson@gmail.com, or Janewatson@gmail.com. Could you imagine the horror and complete security nightmare of multiple people running around using the same gmail address with different case. Those Jane email addresses above would be four different people. We'd be receiving mail intended for other people all day long.