[UA-discuss] [UA-EAI] WhatWG issue regarding <input type="email"> is open (#4562)

[Larry Masinter]

<input type=”email”> needs less validation because it’s a user input field. If you keep to strings that can be entered by normal field typing, you’ll never see any of the odd cases that you’d otherwise want to validate.

 

For initial creation of an EAI, if you want to create email addresses that others can use, make sure there’s a transcription step somewhere in the process of creation of the EAI 

 

UA doesn’t mean universal acceptance of ALL 

Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 4:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [UA-discuss] [UA-EAI] WhatWG issue regarding <input type="email"> is open (#4562)

André Schappo wrote 

 

 

I think we are just looking at it from different points of view.

 

My focus is on the initial creation of an EAI to ensure it is well formed.

 

I think, for this thread, your focus is on verifying a user entered EA(I) which should be an existing EA(I).

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