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by theandrewbailey 3031 days ago
I should have been more specific: an email address that is routable over the internet. Where's the TLD on that?
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What section of what standard says a TLD can't have an email server on it? Is AAA not allowed to host an email server on `aaa`[1], and have the email `sales@aaa`?

[1]: And "aaa" is a valid TLD; see the full list: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db ; now, perhaps it is required to at least have a second level domain, but that's what I'm asking: is an MX record invalid on a TLD?

It’s actually a valid email and I’ve seen examples of such emails, but can’t remember the exact specifics.