diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 76a8e6e74..686d455f4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-10-04  Francis Lachapelle  <flachapelle@inverse.ca>
+
+	* Main/SOGo.m ([SOGo -isUserName:_keyinContext:_ctx]): removed
+	the constraint that a username can't start with a digit.
+
 2007-10-02  Francis Lachapelle  <flachapelle@inverse.ca>
 
 	* Moved SOPE/sope-gdl1/GDLContentStore from the default trunk
diff --git a/Main/SOGo.m b/Main/SOGo.m
index 3bc17f590..15b568dd5 100644
--- a/Main/SOGo.m
+++ b/Main/SOGo.m
@@ -254,9 +254,6 @@ static BOOL debugObjectAllocation = NO;
   if ([_key length] < 1)
     return NO;
   
-  if (isdigit([_key characterAtIndex:0]))
-    return NO;
-
   return YES;
 }
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a92a5b705..a61bbec9c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - implemented cookie-based identification in the web interface;
 - fixed a bug where a false positive happening whenever a wrong user login was
   given during an indirect bind;
+- remove the constraint that a username can't begin with a digit;
 - deleting a message no longer expunges its parent folder;
 - implemented support for multiple calendars;
 - it is now possible to rename folders;