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Is an e-mail address a URI?

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I've tried to figure out whether the format of an e-mail address can be said to comply with the definition of a URI or not, but I've found no explicit confirmation of this so far. I hope someone can provide me with some insight here. Thanks in advance :)

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Johan Fredrik Varen Avatar asked Feb 02 '10 14:02

Johan Fredrik Varen


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Yes, but with "mailto:" prefix.

A URI has this form:

<scheme>:<scheme-specific-part> 

The <scheme> is "mailto", the <scheme-specific-part> is the address.

For example:

mailto:[email protected] 

is a valid URI.

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Massimo Fazzolari Avatar answered Oct 13 '22 22:10

Massimo Fazzolari