From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2025 11:58:17 GMT
Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] validation on git config user.email
Message-ID: <62774477-81d2-4959-aa5f-fe0dca023a2a@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAJKmQvf-sLxowLJLitvqDmyL1BXXDK+anDE2jaBSEabApMNVoQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025, at 06:13, usharerose wrote:
> I'm a Git user and curious about a specific aspect of Git's design
> regarding the 'user.email' configuration.
>
> Git allows any kind of values without restriction when setting
> 'user.email' via 'git config' (e.g., `git config user.email
> "not-a-valid-email-address"`).
>
> I'm interested in understanding the design philosophy or historical
> reasons behind this 'lack' of validation.
>
> I've glanced through the documentations, archived emails, or forum
> topics, but couldn't find a definitive or official statement.

What’s the positive case for email validation?