Are international characters allowed in email addresses?

Hello,

I'm researching an issue regarding whether international characters are
allowed in email addresses. Through the research that I've conducted thus
far I've seen contradictory information.

In looking at RFC-822 it only specifies ASCII characters being allowed,
however I have actually seen a few email addresses that do in fact have
international characters in them. For example, josé.bermúdez@xxxxxx.com --
note the accented 'e' and 'u'.

If anyone has any more definitive information regarding what is and what is
not supported in respect to international characters in email addresses, I
would be greatly appreciative.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
John

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John Harrison
@Once, Director of Product Management
309 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97204
direct: 503.419.0552 / cell: 503.804.2161
main: 503.241/4185 / fax: 503.241.4279
email: jharrison@once.com

Received on Wednesday, 27 June 2001 14:58:39 UTC