В этом случае я проверил утвержденный «ответ», и он, похоже, не соответствует спецификациям действительного адреса электронной почты. После многих головных болей я нашел это регулярное выражение, которое делает работу намного лучше, чем Microsoft.
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Я уже отформатировал ее как строку vb, используя простое приложение. Слишком плохое переполнение стека больше интересует быть «хранилищем кода», чем полным решением проблемы.