On top of that, I suggest to clearly describe the requirement to quote any "leading" dot(s) that are *not* supposed to be converted to an '@' character. Like in wilfried\.woeber.univie.ac.at !
While this particular hack works, it is a clear violation of the spec.
The simplest solution to the problem is to stick with the recommendation, already given in the proposed document: instead of using real addresses, usage of role accounts is preferred. A very good practice is to create the role account <hostmaster@domain>. Besides, it's recommended by the RFC 2142, which has STD status. Regards, Beri .-------. | --+-- | Berislav Todorovic, B.Sc.E.E. | E-mail: BERI@etf.bg.ac.yu | /|\ Hostmaster of the YU TLD | |-(-+-)-| School of Electrical Engineering | Phone: (+381-11) 3221-419 | \|/ Bulevar Revolucije 73 | 3370-106 | --+-- | 11000 Belgrade SERBIA, YUGOSLAVIA | Fax: (+381-11) 3248-681 `-------' --------------------------------------------------------------------