Update other email validation methods
diff --git a/system/libraries/Email.php b/system/libraries/Email.php
index dd5477e..5e6f698 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Email.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Email.php
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function valid_email($address)
 	{
-		return (bool) preg_match('/^([a-z0-9\+_\-]+)(\.[a-z0-9\+_\-]+)*@([a-z0-9\-]+\.)+[a-z]{2,6}$/ix', $address);
+		return filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL);
 	}
 
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