Here’s regex pattern that checks for email validity that conforms to RFC 2822 specs : regex.txt
This may be useful for you if you’re writing a robust email validation class/function in PHP, that checks for validity according to specs. This will also indirectly address security concern against injection attempt by malicious users.
Additionally, there’s a demo with complete source code for checking email validity using eregi : Validate Email Addresses using Regular Expressions
If you are planning to validate email addresses for use in a home-made php mailer form, then you should read this too : Sanitize Your Forms
You might find it handy as it guard your form againsts malicious users that want to manipulate your form to do Email Injection for spam purposes
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