Re: gnus-posting-styles

[Hadron Quark]

asjo@koldfront.dk (Adam Sjøgren) writes:

> On Thu, 11 May 2006 23:28:57 +0200, Hadron wrote:
>
>> Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:
>
>>> | From: Hadron A. Quark <hadronquark@gmail.com>
>>> ... would be incorrect.
>
>>> If you set `message-from-style' to 'angles, you'll get...
>
>>> | From: "Hadron A. Quark" <hadronquark@gmail.com>
>
>>> ... which is correct, but requires quoting.  Therefore, the default
>>> uses the `parens' style in such a case.
>>> See `<f1> v message-from-style RET'.
>
>> But my point is that its ONLY if I include the "." in the "name" that it
>> switches to the other form.
>
> Yes, because that means that the string needs to be quoted - in my
> name it is the 'ø' that needs to be quoted.

I see : but why does it need to be quoted? Because a period (".") is
otherwise illegal?