Gitea does not accept user emails hosted at ip addresses instead of domain names. #7733

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T07:34:53-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:34:53 -06:00

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021).

1.14.6:
Git version: irrelevant
Operating system: OpenSUSE, 15.3, but should be irrelevant
Database (use [x]): irrelevant
- PostgreSQL
Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
- Yes (provide example URL)
- No
Log gist:
No log up to this point.

Description

Gitea does not accept user emails hosted at ip addresses instead of domain names.

I have a small office, and we do not run a DNS server. We exchange emails by mailing each other to username@[192.168.1.5]

I would like to receive notifications from Gitea at least until we can hire a system administrator.

However, Gitea does not allow registering new users with such emails, and if registered with a fake one, does not allow adding such an email address.

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021). - 1.14.6: - Git version: irrelevant - Operating system: OpenSUSE, 15.3, but should be irrelevant - Database (use `[x]`): irrelevant - [x] PostgreSQL - Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io: - [x] Yes (provide example URL) - [ ] No - Log gist: No log up to this point. ## Description Gitea does not accept user emails hosted at ip addresses instead of domain names. I have a small office, and we do not run a DNS server. We exchange emails by mailing each other to `username@[192.168.1.5]` I would like to receive notifications from Gitea at least until we can hire a system administrator. However, Gitea does not allow registering new users with such emails, and if registered with a fake one, does not allow adding such an email address. ...

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:34:54 -06:00

@noerw commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021):

I'm tempted to say this is a won't-fix due to it being a rare edge case + I'm fairly certain that setting up a local DNS is much less effort than making this work with gitea.

Alternatively you could make a custom build of gitea, and change the email adress validator

@noerw commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021): I'm tempted to say this is a won't-fix due to it being a rare edge case + I'm fairly certain that setting up a local DNS is much less effort than making this work with gitea. Alternatively you could make a custom build of gitea, and change the [email adress validator](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/blob/95f40047efe5bf9cf0d32315a2b95f04217f613a/models/user_mail.go?plain=1#L39-L51)

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:34:54 -06:00

@noerw commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021):

related: #16695
maybe the email validator needs an overhaul anyway..

@noerw commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021): related: #16695 maybe the email validator needs an overhaul anyway..

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 07:34:54 -06:00

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021):

For what it is worth:

https://changelog.com/posts/theres-only-one-way-to-validate-an-email-address

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021): For what it is worth: https://changelog.com/posts/theres-only-one-way-to-validate-an-email-address

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