someone anonymous wrote:
> Nick May wrote:
> > 
> >...skipped..
> 
> > I am just curious as to the minimum field size I need to specify in a 
> > database to hold a legal keitai email address.
> > 
> > Users having control of them, and the spam problem, leads to some wierd 
> > and wonderful addresses.
> > 
> >   Also curious for formatting on a  printout, etc etc.
> > 
> > Nothing crucial hangs on it, I just like to save bytes where I can. (I 
> > learned on a ZX80 - it's a deeply ingrained habit)
> 
> May I suggest using the "variable character" type? :)
VARCHAR types still have a maximum length; they just don't require
blank-padding of shorter strings.
Received on Mon Aug  4 23:10:25 2003