error loading Web.config

[Kurtis]

I'm getting an error when I use the < symbol in a string in the <appSettings> section
This example works fine
<add key="From" value="jd**@test.com"></add

This example causes an error
<add key="From" value="John Doe <jd**@test.com>"></add

It seems to be seeing the extra <> within the string as tags. How can I force it to see them as literal?

[Teemu Keiski]

This is one of the basic things with XML. You need to put < and >'s as &lt;
, &gt; encoded if you want to store them in XML (as XML uses tag characters
as separators normally).

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Teemu Keiski
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I'm getting an error when I use the < symbol in a string in the
<appSettings> section.
This example works fine:
<add key="From" value="jd**@test.com"></add>

This example causes an error:
<add key="From" value="John Doe <jd**@test.com>"></add>

It seems to be seeing the extra <> within the string as tags. How can I
force it to see them as literal?