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		TazeTSchnitzel on May 11, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dumb.domains To be honest, ^.+@.+$ is probably all you need, along with a confirmation email.

srgpqt on May 11, 2014 [–]

A simpler, yet equivalent regex : .@.

Also good: [^@]@[^@]

TazeTSchnitzel on May 11, 2014 | [–]

Addresses can contain multiple @s legally, though, right?

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