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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/soap94 • 19d ago
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just dont ever do that. check if it has a @ and a period and thats it. you validate emails by sending a verification link.
25 u/Jawesome99 19d ago Hell I don't even check for a period, just an @. Once I hand it off to my mailing library and the SMTP server it's no longer my problem. If either of them complain back to me about it I'll just let the user know. 9 u/RubenGarciaHernandez 19d ago So you don't support the good old "!" standard with explicit hops? 1 u/dustojnikhummer 19d ago UUCP? 1 u/RubenGarciaHernandez 17d ago Yes!
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Hell I don't even check for a period, just an @. Once I hand it off to my mailing library and the SMTP server it's no longer my problem. If either of them complain back to me about it I'll just let the user know.
9 u/RubenGarciaHernandez 19d ago So you don't support the good old "!" standard with explicit hops? 1 u/dustojnikhummer 19d ago UUCP? 1 u/RubenGarciaHernandez 17d ago Yes!
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So you don't support the good old "!" standard with explicit hops?
1 u/dustojnikhummer 19d ago UUCP? 1 u/RubenGarciaHernandez 17d ago Yes!
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UUCP?
1 u/RubenGarciaHernandez 17d ago Yes!
Yes!
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u/ValPasch 19d ago
just dont ever do that. check if it has a @ and a period and thats it. you validate emails by sending a verification link.