[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18658: Allow apostrophe in email validation

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#18658: Allow apostrophe in email validation
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 Reporter:  swinhoe      |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Validation   |    Version:  3.2.1
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:  needs-patch
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 When the is_email function checks the format of a supplied email, it
 errors when it finds an apostrophe in the local part of the email address.

 Many valid emails use apostrophe's, and as such this should be accomodated
 in the validation.

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