Addresses with apostrophes are rejected as invalid
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Description
See the following issue on the validator-demo repo: https://github.com/mailgun/validator-demo/issues/5
The basic issue is that MS Exchange allows apostrophes, so the validator should as well even though RFC grammar does not.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked validator-demo issue and tracing the email-address validation entry point in flanker. Check existing validation tests, if present, for quoted or special-character addresses. Done means addresses containing apostrophes are accepted while other invalid addresses remain rejected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100