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Everyone knows what an email address is, right? (Quiz) (e-mail.wtf)
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[–] thomasloven@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

If qoutes are removed and internal spaces are invalid, how could ":(){␣:|:&␣};:"@example.com be valid?

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Presumably the space between quotes is "escaped", meaning it's supposed to act like any other character.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah they're processed, but not passed through.

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