How to Validate an Email Address in Microsoft Access. Use an Input Mask or Validation Rule?

In this video, we'll discuss why you shouldn't use an Input Mask for email addresses. Instead, I'll show you how to use a Validation Rule to catch most incorrect email addresses.
Wade from San Francisco, California (a Platinum Member) asks: I just watched your video on Input Masks. It was very helpful. Thank you. Is there any way to set up an Input Mask for an email address? I've Googled a few things, but nothing seems to work. Thanks.
Silver Members and up get access to an Extended Cut of this video. Members will learn how a simple validation rule will catch the majority of bad email addresses, but not all. We will write a custom function in VBA to validate most possible email addresses using the rules from the majority of Internet mail servers.
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