[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4616: is_email isn't rfc2822 conformant

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#4616: is_email isn't rfc2822 conformant
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 Reporter:  hendry     |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal     |    Milestone:  2.4      
Component:  General    |      Version:           
 Severity:  normal     |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  has-patch  |  
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Comment (by Bobcat):

 I'm working on a patch for this.  I see that email addresses are run
 through wp_specialchars().  What is the purpose of this function?  I don't
 see why email addresses should be run through it.

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