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by derefr 3493 days ago
> Is there any valid reason for this?

If they know that at some point they'll have to ask you to enter your password over a restricted input-method (e.g. on a DTMF keypad.)

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Real world example of this "limited input" problem: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/202143/i-included-e...

Pre-Touch Bar, of course...

Yep. FastMail restricts spaces in passwords due to mail clients that do not allow them.
(FastMail developer here)

The issue was actually that we support many different protocols (not just mail) and some combinations of clients/protocols have had issues in the past (it might have been some FTP clients I think, but can't remember right now.)

Anyway, this restriction no longer applies as we now require server-generated app passwords for 3rd party apps: https://www.fastmail.com/help/clients/apppassword.html. So feel free to use as many spaces as you like in your password!

I didn't know that, thanks, and thanks for providing a product I can rely on!
Which clients specifically?