Re: How do I check if the format of an email address is valid?

[Pascal Bourguignon <usenet@informatimago.com>]

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se> writes:
> Thanks Reiner! Two small worries:
>
> - `message-valid-fqdn-regexp' (which is copied to
> gnus-button-valid-local-part-regexp') has a list of TLD:s. Is this
> really wise? I guess there will be new TLD:s. (In fact there may
> already be some that are not in this list.)

You can customize the variable!


> - It is maybe a pitty that you have to load those big modules (message
> and gnus) just to get the patterns.


You only need to (require 'message) to get message-valid-fqdn-regexp.
In anycase, if you're processing email addresses, it's rather probable
you'll have to process emails too.

And you only need to (require 'gnus-art) to get the other variables.

> And then I can not stop myself from wondering if there really are any
> format of email addresses that asures that conforming addresses are
> actually existing email adresses ;-)

Of course not.  

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