On 2009-08-20, Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> "Clemens" == Clemens Schwaighofer <clemens_schwaighofer@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >Clemens> I am not going to defend any regex here, but in my opinion it helps on >Clemens> what I want to see in email addresses. >Clemens> Yes it fails on mobile, but I have not yet seen one. > > And that's the problem. You get near-sighted if you put up a strong > validation for only things that *you* have seen. Because, guess what, > nobody outside your narrow view can sign up or be a customer. > > Bad for business. > >Clemens> Probably the best >Clemens> thing is to test nothing at all. Just accept it ... > > Exactly! If you don't want to use the 950-character regex, DON'T DO > ANYTHING AT ALL. Far simpler. Or do an MX lookup on the domain part (or a partial attempt to route mail*) before sending it to the database. *contact the domains MX and in SMTP go as far as "RCPT TO: ... " and then send "QUIT" after it is accepted or refused. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
