Apply +-normalization for all email domains #16764
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Draft PR because this only changes the code part and does not include anything for database migrations, because I'm not sure what's the best way to write that and how to deal with potential collisions caused by them.
Zulip context topic
Prior to this commit,
+
- and.
-normalization are only applied to Gmail/ProtonMail. However, using the+
for aliasing is done by many more email providers. This commit therefore applies+
-normalization to all email domains - I don't think there's any risk in doing that. Removing the dots, however, is still only done for Gmail and ProtonMail because there are email providers (I'm thinking of Outlook here, and there might be others) where dots can absolutely not be ignored.