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Asking the real questions (jlai.lu)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

The article you just mentioned in the comments includes both a completely reasonable and viable regex and binary and library alternatives that are in most languages.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Reasonable and viable ≠ RFC compliant

    This quote summarises my views:

    There is some danger that common usage and widespread sloppy coding will establish a de facto standard for e-mail addresses that is more restrictive than the recorded formal standard.

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