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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What about "user@not_domain"? It validates but isn't valid - there's no domain part, the @ is quoted

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

That's not something you can determine using a regex.

"user@com" for example could be a perfectly working email.

The right way is to send a verification email in every case.