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spoon16: That link isn’t really correct. Its statement that there can be no perfect pattern for validating email addresses is patently fault. You can, but you have to make sure that you follow the RFC right down to the letter. And you have to pick the right RFC, too.

tchrist
– tchrist

2010-11-07 20:27:25 +00:00
Commented Nov 7, 2010 at 20:27
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The "best" right now does not work with java regex - even after properly escaping and converting the string.

Eric Chen
– Eric Chen

2012-04-17 20:57:49 +00:00
Commented Apr 17, 2012 at 20:57

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