OP is right about not using regex, but wrong about the "just send it" solution (for reasons outlined by several other posters). We use this clever (and well-ex

OP is right about not using regex, but wrong about the "just send it" solution (for reasons outlined by several other posters). We use this clever (and well-explained) solution from http://my.rails-royce.org/2010/07/21/email-validation-in-ruby-on-rails-without-regexp/ http://my.rails-royce.org/2010/07/21/email-validation-in-rub...