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Valid characters in the local part of email addresses #email

🕘︎ - 2010-05-29

Here is a nice summary: Characters in the local part of a mail address.

So start accepting '+' dumbasses!

(Via Comparing E-mail Address Validating Regular Expressions on HN.)

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