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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq9.pod b/pod/perlfaq9.pod index c4f4302dc6..d234cf43a9 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq9.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq9.pod @@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ deliverable which are compliant. Many are tempted to try to eliminate many frequently-invalid mail addresses with a simple regex, such as -C</^[\w.-]+\@([\w.-]+\.)+\w+$/>. It's a very bad idea. However, +C</^[\w.-]+\@(?:[\w-]+\.)+\w+$/>. It's a very bad idea. However, this also throws out many valid ones, and says nothing about -potential deliverability, so is not suggested. Instead, see -http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/Tom_Christiansen/scripts/ckaddr.gz , +potential deliverability, so it is not suggested. Instead, see +http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/Tom_Christiansen/scripts/ckaddr.gz, which actually checks against the full RFC spec (except for nested comments), looks for addresses you may not wish to accept mail to (say, Bill Clinton or your postmaster), and then makes sure that the |