User accounts

[Lowell G. Wilson]

A friend of mine called and asked me if there was any reason why an
adminsitrator should stay away from special characters when creating
user accounts.  Specifically, he wants to create some account names
which begin with a special character so that these particular accounts
will show up first when the names are run through a sort.  The accounts
are only being used to forward mail.  He has run some limited tests to
see if there are any problems and so far he's encountered none.  Any
thoughts?  Pitfalls he should be aware of?

If you'd rather not post your response, I will be glad to forward e-mail
to my friend.  Or you can mail to him directly at
"...cvl!umlaw2!ggrabow".  Thanks for any help you can offer...
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Lowell Wilson : Sinecure III        University of Maryland at Baltimore    
                                    Information Resources Mgt Division     
                                    UUCP: ...cvl!umabco!lwilson