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korg250 on May 24, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Stop Validating Email Addresses With Your Complex ...

If I type name@outlok.com instead of name@outlook.com, it says the email is valid - when in fact it is not.

baudehlo on May 24, 2013 | [–]

The domain outlok.com has an A record which points to 208.87.35.108 which I can even connect to on port 25 (though I don't perform that test). Until you actually mail that address there's no way to distinguish this from a valid email.

wtetzner on May 24, 2013 | [–]

Who says it's not valid?

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