TheBigRoomXXL@leminal.space to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 10 days agoEveryone knows what an email address is, right? (Quiz)e-mail.wtfexternal-linkmessage-square107linkfedilinkarrow-up1791arrow-down18
arrow-up1783arrow-down1external-linkEveryone knows what an email address is, right? (Quiz)e-mail.wtfTheBigRoomXXL@leminal.space to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square107linkfedilink
minus-squareTomasEkeli@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·10 days agoI don’t validate emails, I test them. That’s your email? OK, what did we send it? if we couldn’t send to it or the user can’t read it there’s no reason to accept it. OK, maybe I do some light validation first, but I don’t trust the email address just because it’s email-address-shaped.
I don’t validate emails, I test them.
That’s your email? OK, what did we send it? if we couldn’t send to it or the user can’t read it there’s no reason to accept it.
OK, maybe I do some light validation first, but I don’t trust the email address just because it’s email-address-shaped.