if you're looking for 'official' specs for internet stuff, go straight to the horrses mouth:
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs For email addressing, try starting with rfc-822: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc822.html cheers. +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Turn on your Revenue Stream... | | Bolt on a Virtual Cash Register to your e-commerce site now. | | VeriPay from Xilo Online: http://www.xilo.com/veripay | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Taco Fleur > Sent: Tuesday, 21 January 2003 9:15 PM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] RegEx for email checking > > > Just wondering! > > Has anyone out there managed to create a watertight regEx for > checking and > validating email addresses? > > I found a few out there, but once you put them under the > microscope you > find that they all seem to be missing something here and there. > > And also, has anyone got any idea where I can find the > specifications for > an email address, i.e. a document that explains what the max. > & min. chars > are, what it can and can't contain etc.? I had a look at www.w3c.org but no luck.... If not, is there anyone interested in creating one as a team effort? I have some regEx examples that I have broken down and noted the questions and missing code, but my regEx is a bit rusty lately and besides I want to make sure it's a 1000% watertight check. not letting anyone get away with mistakes but also not denying anyone with a valid address... TIA Taco Fleur --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/ --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/
