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		Arch-TK 52 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Email verification protocol Regexing them out will break mail deliverability if the mail system doesn't do plus addressing. And you cannot know from a third party perspective if someone just likes putting plusses in their email address or if the plus is for plus addressing.

Barbing 50 days ago [–]

Interesting. Apply to Gmail even?

Not sure they’d let you register foo+1 at Gmail or force you to choose foo or foo1 and plus accordingly later

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