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Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:20:40 +0000
From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
To: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: meta@public-inbox.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] pop3: support `?limit=$NUM' parameter in mailbox name
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Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> wrote:
> I'm not sure if `?' or `=' are allowed characters in POP3
> mailbox names.  In fact, I can't find any information on
> valid characters allowed in RFC 1081 nor RFC 1939.

Of course, the parameters and all manner of special characters
can also be placed the password, so `anonymous?limit=1000'.

But somehow putting parameters in the "password" (even a
well-known and obvious one) feels wrong.

*shrug*