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Subject: Re: smtp-auth doesn't support special characters ?
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cgmathew@BA1XPLCGMATHEW.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me writes:

> Hello,
>
> I suspect that the smtp-mail.el implementation for authenticated email
> does not support special characters like brackets "(". Is this correct
> ?

Do you mean in username or password?  I think it should, but there
could be a bug.  Can you be more specific as to what isn't working?