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Jost.Krieger@ruhr-uni-bochum.de writes:

> The rules are:
> The domain part is case insensitive.
> In the local part, the address "Postmaster" must be valid
> case-insensitively.
> Othe local parts *can* be case-sensitive.

We could have a gnus-address-equal(-p?) function -- instead of the
newly introduced gnus-string-equal -- which could be configured
through variables whether to be case sensitive, insensitive, mixed
mode etc.  Maybe even an alist of regexps, matching domains,
indicating the case-sensitiveness of local parts in the given domain.
Kinda weird. :)


Andras