JoshData / JoshData/python-email-validator
False email validity check fails.
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Description
I checked 'jca@gm.com' (username and domain do not exist) with 'check_deliverability=True' and no error occurs.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported result for jca@gm.com with check_deliverability=True and trace the deliverability-validation path, including its DNS checks. Identify why a nonexistent username and domain are accepted, then add a regression test showing the expected failure and run the existing test suite.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100