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The difference is that the dot behavior is non-standard, the plus behavior is standard.
by twhb 9y ago
The difference is that the dot behavior is non-standard, the plus behavior is standard.
- pryce 9y agoThat's incorrect. The validity of accepting the '+' character as part of an email address is part of the standard (-though it is a standard ignored by many prominent websites, aliexpress is just one example I believe) The acceptibility of the '+' character is specified in RFC 5322 [1]. However, the behaviour where an address comprised of: local-part "+" some-suffix "@" domain is automatically routed to the address: local-part "@" domain it certainly not part of the standard. I find it very useful myself and would be displeased to see that functionality removed, yet this is certainly not part of the standard. [1] https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322#section-3.2.3 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322#section-3.2.3