TheBigRoomXXL@leminal.space to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agoEveryone knows what an email address is, right? (Quiz)e-mail.wtfexternal-linkmessage-square130linkfedilinkarrow-up1784arrow-down17
arrow-up1777arrow-down1external-linkEveryone knows what an email address is, right? (Quiz)e-mail.wtfTheBigRoomXXL@leminal.space to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square130linkfedilink
minus-squareTurret3857@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 hours ago12/21 are things that are considered out of current spec really “valid” though?
minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·10 hours agoAnd is it really valid if my email provider doesn’t accept it? If it’s not universally accepted or standard, then it doesn’t matter if it’s technically valid.
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 hours agoIf your email provider doesn’t accept email@email.wtf is it then invalid?
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are things that are considered out of current spec really “valid” though?
And is it really valid if my email provider doesn’t accept it? If it’s not universally accepted or standard, then it doesn’t matter if it’s technically valid.
The RFC is the standard.
If your email provider doesn’t accept email@email.wtf is it then invalid?