Was doing a bit of scripting for a customer (now there's a novelty). The
script was sending an email to a Hotmail account, but the mail wasn't
getting through.

The subject line contained "example.com". Changing it to "example" cured
the problem.

I don't have a Hotmail account so I don't know if it's default to reject
domains in subject lines.

Just a little something to be mindful of.

I should say, I didn't test this. This was all feedback from the customer.

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"Charles Sweeney" <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote in message
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>
> I should say, I didn't test this. This was all feedback from the
> customer.
>
That was your second mistake then ;p

Fleeing from the madness of the No thank you jungle
Charles Sweeney <EMAIL REMOVED> stumbled into
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and said:

>
> Was doing a bit of scripting for a customer (now there's a novelty).

Good Grief Charles! What on earth possessed you to do that?

> The
> script was sending an email to a Hotmail account, but the mail wasn't
> getting through.
>
> The subject line contained "example.com". Changing it to "example" cured
> the problem.
>
> I don't have a Hotmail account so I don't know if it's default to reject
> domains in subject lines.

I have one - you're welcome to test with it if you like. I check it about
once a week, but if I know you want feedback I can look a little more
often. Just give the nod ... as they say.

> Just a little something to be mindful of.
>
> I should say, I didn't test this. This was all feedback from the
> customer.

Never noticed, but then I don't make a habit of mailing myself

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Fleeing from the madness of the Chaos jungle
William T***o <EMAIL REMOVED> stumbled into news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

> Fleeing from the madness of the No thank you jungle
> Charles Sweeney <EMAIL REMOVED> stumbled into
> news:alt.www.webmaster
> and said:

>> ...
>> I should say, I didn't test this. This was all feedback from the
>> customer.
>
> Never noticed, but then I don't make a habit of mailing myself

update: so, I just sent meself (at hotmail) a mail with one of my
(dot-com) domains in the subject header (from the same domain if that
makes any difference) - arrived in good time - straight into the inbox.

HTH

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http://williamt***o.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

William T***o wrote

> Fleeing from the madness of the No thank you jungle
> Charles Sweeney <EMAIL REMOVED> stumbled into
> news:alt.www.webmaster
> and said:
>
>>
>> Was doing a bit of scripting for a customer (now there's a novelty).
>
> Good Grief Charles! What on earth possessed you to do that?

Damsel in distress, and all that!

--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com

William T***o wrote

> update: so, I just sent meself (at hotmail) a mail with one of my
> (dot-com) domains in the subject header (from the same domain if that
> makes any difference) - arrived in good time - straight into the
> inbox.

Hmmm, hmmm and thrice hmmm. Customers!

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Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com

Fleeing from the madness of the No thank you jungle
Charles Sweeney <EMAIL REMOVED> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

> William T***o wrote
>
>> Fleeing from the madness of the No thank you jungle
>> Charles Sweeney <EMAIL REMOVED> stumbled into
>> news:alt.www.webmaster
>> and said:
>>
>>>
>>> Was doing a bit of scripting for a customer (now there's a novelty).
>>
>> Good Grief Charles! What on earth possessed you to do that?
>
> Damsel in distress, and all that!

Ahh - say no more

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http://williamt***o.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Was doing a bit of scripting for a customer (now there's a novelty). The
> script was sending an email to a Hotmail account, but the mail wasn't
> getting through.
>
> The subject line contained "example.com". Changing it to "example" cured
> the problem.
>
> I don't have a Hotmail account so I don't know if it's default to reject
> domains in subject lines.
>
> Just a little something to be mindful of.
>
> I should say, I didn't test this. This was all feedback from the customer.
>
Hmmm, get him / her /it to check the junk folder, it's where all the
e-mail which is thaught to be spam is placed. (I think it's the junk
folder in Hot-Mail anyway, it is known as the Bulk folder in yahoo
mail).
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Regards Chad.
Free Web Design Online, free web design for community groups and
organisations!
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Chaddy2222 wrote

>
> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>> Was doing a bit of scripting for a customer (now there's a novelty).
>> The script was sending an email to a Hotmail account, but the mail
>> wasn't getting through.
>>
>> The subject line contained "example.com". Changing it to "example"
>> cured the problem.
>>
>> I don't have a Hotmail account so I don't know if it's default to
>> reject domains in subject lines.
>>
>> Just a little something to be mindful of.
>>
>> I should say, I didn't test this. This was all feedback from the
>> customer.
>>
> Hmmm, get him / her /it to check the junk folder, it's where all the
> e-mail which is thaught to be spam is placed. (I think it's the junk
> folder in Hot-Mail anyway, it is known as the Bulk folder in yahoo
> mail).

Thanks Chaddy.

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