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Stop Validating Email Addresses With Your Complex Regex - davidcelis.com

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2012-09-07T18:34:42.000Z
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No, I’m not joking. Just send your users an email. The activation email is a practice that’s been in use for years, but it’s often paired with complex validations that the email is formatted correctly. If you’re going to send an activation email to users, why bother using a gigantic regular expression?

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