>>>>> "Clemens" == Clemens Schwaighofer <clemens_schwaigho...@e-gra.co.jp> 
>>>>> 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.

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