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ListMailPRO Email Marketing Software Forums => General Help & How-To => Topic started by: mhale on November 08, 2004, 12:18:54 pm

Title: Problem with Import of CSV File
Post by: mhale on November 08, 2004, 12:18:54 pm

I recently imported a CSV file and everything worked perfectly, except:
3 email address were rejected as being bad.

All 3 email have the same format - example:
john.o'smith@something.com

It appears that the apostrophe in the name caused the problem. I used to think an apostrophe was not allowed in an email name but they are!

I know this becuase one of the names rejected happens to be a friend of mine. I just confirmed her email address (by sending an email) and the address works perfectly. She says that she has had the email address for a couple of years without any problems.

I assume the code checks the imported email addresses for invalid characters (?) and rejected these becuase of the apostrophe.

This IS NOT a big problem for me, but I did want to pass on this information.

Title: Problem with Import of CSV File
Post by: DW on November 08, 2004, 02:42:42 pm

I did not know the apostrophe was allowed in an email address.  I am still kind of skeptical.  I wonder what the standard is.

I can likely fix this if it poses a problem for you.  Otherwise, I will wait until more people complain. :)

Title: Problem with Import of CSV File
Post by: mhale on November 08, 2004, 03:00:14 pm

I did not think it was either but now I now that it is.

Do not spend any time on this, it is only a minor annoyance for me, not a problem.

If it becomes a problem then I'll contact you.

Nice software!

Regards.