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gpg refuses to take freemail email addresses
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Release: gpg (GnuPG) 1.2.4

Environment

Debian Unstable

Description

gpg refuses to accept freemail email addresses, specifically, it chokes on a "~" in an email address.
"~" is valid within the host portion of a freemail address.

How To Repeat

attempt to use any email address with a ~ in the host portion

Fix

Allow "~" as a valid character in an email address.

Event Timeline

bshelden added projects: Feature Request, gnupg.Jun 13 2004, 12:24 PM
dshaw added a subscriber: dshaw.Jun 16 2004, 7:44 PM

In the *host* portion? Can you give an example?

dshaw added a project: Restricted Project.Jun 16 2004, 7:44 PM
dshaw closed this task as Resolved.Jul 3 2004, 6:16 PM
dshaw removed a project: Restricted Project.

Use the --allow-freeform-uid option when generating the user
ID. That allows you to use any characters you like.