Email validation regular expression do not work

Issue:
The dumb users copy email addresses with a space after and past to the email text box in a web form. They then found that they cannot submit the form. The email looks ok, but because there is a space behind the standard email validation regular expression declare it as wrong email.

Solution:
Standard Email validation regular expression is,
^([0-9a-zA-Z]([-.\w]*[0-9a-zA-Z])*@([0-9a-zA-Z][-\w]*[0-9a-zA-Z]\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,9})$

Add an extra space behind the standard regular expression to support dumb users,
^([0-9a-zA-Z]([-.\w]*[0-9a-zA-Z])*@([0-9a-zA-Z][-\w]*[0-9a-zA-Z]\.)+[a-zA-Z\s]{2,9})$

Resources:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms998267.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hs600312.aspx
http://www.regular-expressions.info/tutorial.html
http://regexlib.com/CheatSheet.aspx

About Diganta Kumar
Diganta Kumar has years of experience in architecting and development of .NET systems to meet complex business needs. Specialized in Intranet and Internet projects. Strong knowledge of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Systems like Microsoft SharePoint and Elcom Community Manager.NET. I have developed, designed, implemented and configured Legal Aid NSW and Bankstown City Council NSW Intranets.

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