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rfc822 email validation in JS
// See http://rosskendall.com/blog/web/javascript-function-to-check-an-email-address-conforms-to-rfc822
function isEmail(email){
return /^([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x22([^\x0d\x22\x5c\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x22)(\x2e([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x22([^\x0d\x22\x5c\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x22))*\x40([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x5b([^\x0d\x5b-\x5d\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x5d)(\x2e([^\x00-\x20\x22\x28\x29\x2c\x2e\x3a-\x3c\x3e\x40\x5b-\x5d\x7f-\xff]+|\x5b([^\x0d\x5b-\x5d\x80-\xff]|\x5c[\x00-\x7f])*\x5d))*$/.test( email );
}
@miniBill
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@Leonid-Yeromin with regards to the first comment: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6531
wrt the second comment, avoiding the number case would overcomplicate the regex, and I don't see a problem with the second case

@curiousdustin
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According to wikipedia, this email should be a valid email.

Dörte@Sörensen.example.com

But the ö appears to make this regex test fail.

Thoughts?

Is this a valid email, but just not valid under RFC 822?

@kapitannwel
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abc@def -said it's a valid email?

@dim2k2006
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@kapitannwel have the same issue with hgdyugf@yahoo (
Any ideas on how to solve it?)

@payalord
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According to wikipedia, this email should be a valid email.

Dörte@Sörensen.example.com

But the ö appears to make this regex test fail.

Thoughts?

Is this a valid email, but just not valid under RFC 822?

This one matched your example email: https://github.com/jackfoxy/FsRegEx/blob/master/tests/Email.Tests/Ultimate.fs

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