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E-mail addresses matcher |
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Title: Fails to match the valid email address
Name: The Fred and Barney Comedy Team <fred&[email protected]>
Date: 1/26/2005 3:39:52 AM
Comment:
Fails to match the valid email address
fred&[email protected]
Title: No good
Name: Iain
Date: 12/2/2003 6:36:31 PM
Comment:
This doesn't match "[email protected]" or "[email protected]"
Also, (\w|[.])* is better written as [\w.]*
Also, it *does* match "@"
The <a href="http://dellah.org/perl/faq/?term=valid+mail+address">entry on validating email addresses in the Perl FAQ</a> should be enlightening.