monkey patch unicode username support

zone-eu · Sep 13, 2016 · bb6557f · bb6557f
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commit bb6557f
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diff --git a/lib/feeder-server.js b/lib/feeder-server.js
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ class FeederServer {
                     }
                     if (
                         isemail.validate(
-                            address.address, {
+                            // monkey patch unicode character support by replacing non ascii chars with 'x'
+                            // we do not use the built in DNS resolving by isemail, so it should
+                            // not break anything but it allows us to use unicode usernames
+                            (address.address || '').replace(/[\u0080-\uFFFF]/g, 'x'), {
                                 // method returns 0 if the error level is lower than 17
                                 // below 17: address is valid for SMTP but has unusual elements
                                 errorLevel: 17