[sudb]

sure, but I was replying to a complaint about failure to parse, not existence of parsing

isn't the real pragmatic answer to parse out known invalid email address strings, and only attempt to deliver an email if unsure?

[bobbiechen]

Sending emails that bounce is a really good way to increase the chance that your subsequent emails end up in spam.

[xboxnolifes]

not parsing is a form of parsing... you're just accepting everything.