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There should have been questions without "@" as well...
by zvr 1y ago
There should have been questions without "@" as well...
- samwho 1y agoAre there valid emails without an @? I’m very vaguely aware of bang paths but didn’t want to include them because they’re a bit too esoteric.
- fanf2 1y agoCanonically postmaster is valid without a domain in SMTP. Traditionally mail messages can be composed to local users without writing domains in their addressses, and the message submission service will add domains where necessary.
- zvr 1y agoWell, of course, in a multi-user system you can send an email to "user". Typically used for system processes to email "root" back in the day, or "postmaster" or other system accounts, as well. Bang paths host!user or even host1!host2!user were used in the past, and I think they are still supported by most MTAs. They are definitely valid syntax for email addresses. I mean, if you're talking about quotes and parentheses, ...