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[nycphp-talk] Sneaking in unwanted characters

Christopher Hendry chendry at nyc.rr.com
Wed Sep 10 17:00:40 EDT 2003


I gotta agree with Chris on this one - one of the reasons the client is
paying you is for your experience and expertise in the field.  Sometimes you
just gotta say no to a client, and hit them over the nose with a rolled-up
newspaper.

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org
-> [mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org]On Behalf Of Jeff
-> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:44 PM
-> To: shiflett at php.net; 'NYPHP Talk'
-> Subject: RE: [nycphp-talk] Sneaking in unwanted characters
->
->
-> I explained it but...the client pays the bills so...do as the client
-> says.
->
-> Jeff Siegel
->
-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org [mailto:talk-bounces at lists.nyphp.org]
-> On Behalf Of Chris Shiflett
-> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 3:19 PM
-> To: NYPHP Talk
-> Subject: Re: [nycphp-talk] Sneaking in unwanted characters
->
->
-> --- Jeff <jsiegel1 at optonline.net> wrote:
-> > My client doesn't want anyone who visits his website to enter an email
-> > address like www.me at mydomain.com.
->
-> Others have mentioned this, but that is a perfectly valid email address.
-> Maybe
-> instead of spending time writing a regex to exclude some special case,
-> you
-> should take the time to make sure your client understands what an email
-> address
-> is. Is there a valid reason to exclude some email addresses and not
-> others?
-> Why? Don't hesitate to question a client.
->
-> As a consultant, I would consider it my responsibility to do so.
->
-> Chris
->
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