[Bug-gnu-radius] Q: why user name restriction?

[Robert Wirth]

Hi!

Just a short question: Why are user profile names -- in the users
file -- restricted to contain only alphanumerics, -, _ and . ???
Is there any special reason for that? For instant, why is '@'
forbidden? Might it be extended?

<REM> 
I'm asking that because I intend to change from another radius daemon 
to gnu-radius. The old one allows '@', and many users profiles contain 
a '@', f.i.  "address@hidden" for some PPP callback. 
It would be great if I might avoid addressing all users to make them 
change their dialin/callback account names... 
</REM>

Regards,

        Robert Wirth

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