# File lib/action_mailer/vendor/tmail-1.2.3/tmail/address.rb, line 137
    def initialize( local, domain )
      if domain
        domain.each do |s|
          raise SyntaxError, 'empty word in domain' if s.empty?
        end
      end
      
      # This is to catch an unquoted "@" symbol in the local part of the
      # address.  Handles addresses like <"@"@me.com> and makes sure they
      # stay like <"@"@me.com> (previously were becoming <@@me.com>)
      if local && (local.join == '@' || local.join =~ /\A[^"].*?@.*?[^"]\Z/)
        @local = "\"#{local.join}\""
      else
        @local = local
      end

      @domain = domain
      @name   = nil
      @routes = []
    end