[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22367: Usernames with "@" char are assumed email addresses, causing incorrect look-up in several places

[WordPress Trac]

#22367: Usernames with "@" char are assumed email addresses, causing incorrect
look-up in several places
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users            |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |
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Comment (by johnjamesjacoby):

 Reminder that as it stands now, users with "@" in their logins:

 * Cannot reset their passwords (unless @ is the first char).
 * Cannot be added to existing sites.
 * Cannot be found in network user searches.

 Whether or not user_login should be allowed to have "@" at all is
 debatable.

 Sad to see this get punted to 3.5. It's an easy win, and fixes several
 similar, existing, user-facing issues with only 3 lines changed.

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