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?
