[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #42957: Usernames ending in a period generate invalid reset password links in certain email clients

[WordPress Trac]

#42957: Usernames ending in a period generate invalid reset password links in
certain email clients
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 Reporter:  paulcline     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users         |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by paulcline):

 Periods are valid in URLs, but we can avoid the issue by forcing "." to
 encode to "%2E" when generating the link in the email.  PHP automatically
 converts the "%2E" back to "." when it's passed into the receiving side.

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