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.IX Title "deb-email 7"
.TH deb-email 7 2026-09-09 1.23.11-dirty "dpkg suite"
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.SH NAME
deb\-email \- Debian package email address format
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
N\(:ame "quoted, text" S. Surname <n\(:ame@ex\(^ample.org>
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
Email addresses as used for Debian package metadata in
binary and source packages.
These consist of a name,
followed by at least one space,
and then an email address.
.PP
The name is composed of one or more quoted (") or non\-quoted parts.
These parts can contain any UTF\-8 character except for
angle brackets (<>),
double quotes ("),
and
control characters.
A comma (,) is only allowed inside double quoted parts.
.PP
The email address is contained inside angle brackets (<>),
and is composed of a local part separated by an at sign (@)
followed by the domain part.
.PP
Both local and domain parts can contain any UTF\-8 character except for
angle brackets (<>),
at sign (@)
double quotes ("),
space ( ),
and
control characters.
.PP
\&\fBNote\fR: A domain part with a single label is allowed but will emit a warning,
as those domains are either for local hosts,
or a TLD which are not supposed to receive mail.
.PP
\&\fBNote\fR: A domain part is expected to be encoded in UTF\-8,
and not in IDNA/Punycode,
for readability and general handling reasons.
.PP
Multiple addresses must be separated with a comma.