It works that way becaue the address is defined as a "dot-string" as follows:
<dot-string> ::= <string> | <string> "." <dot-string> This means that the dot-string can contain dots. However, the string cannot contain dots. So, this is a valid address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] But, this is not: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not sure if that's clear or not - it's much more difficult explaing this in writing... Regards, Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Lofback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: RE: Best e-mail regex? > Thanks, Howie. (And yes, those RFCs are pretty much indecipherable.) But > the <special> list includes the period character which I see in email > addresses all the time. How does that work? > > Thanks, > Chris Lofback > Sr. Web Developer > > TRX Integration > 28051 US 19 N., Ste. C > Clearwater, FL 33761 > www.trxi.com > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
