[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27270: Validation for leading/trailing periods, or consecutive periods in email addresses is only done on the domain section

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#27270: Validation for leading/trailing periods, or consecutive periods in email
addresses is only done on the domain section
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 Reporter:  scruffian                     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General                       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by johnbillion):

 Ah, I stand corrected. That's interesting because I have an address that I
 use in Gmail which contains three consecutive periods.

 More email validation fun:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/search?q=is_email&ticket=on

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