>>>>> "Clemens" == Clemens Schwaighofer <clemens_schwaighofer@e-gra.co.jp> writes:
Clemens> I am not going to defend any regex here, but in my opinion it helps on
Clemens> what I want to see in email addresses.
Clemens> Yes it fails on mobile, but I have not yet seen one.
And that's the problem. You get near-sighted if you put up a strong
validation for only things that *you* have seen. Because, guess what,
nobody outside your narrow view can sign up or be a customer.
Bad for business.
Clemens> Probably the best
Clemens> thing is to test nothing at all. Just accept it ...
Exactly! If you don't want to use the 950-character regex, DON'T DO
ANYTHING AT ALL. Far simpler.
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