>>>>> "Scot" == Scot Robnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Scot> Hey y'all, I got over my brain cramp and thought I'd share with the group in
Scot> case it helps anyone trying to do something similar. I was making it way too
Scot> complicated. All I needed was:

Scot> if($email !~ /\w+@\w+\.\w{2,4}/)
Scot> {
Scot>  # error stuff here
Scot> }

And this is wrong, for many meanings of the word "wrong".

Please do not use this form of a regex.  Please.  Don't.


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