}
/**
- * Check if $x is a valid email string
+ * @brief Check for a valid email string
*
- * @param string $x
+ * @param string $email_address
* @return boolean
*/
-function valid_email($x){
-
- /// @TODO Removed because Fabio told me so.
- //if (Config::get('system','disable_email_validation'))
- // return true;
- return preg_match('/^[_a-zA-Z0-9\-\+]+(\.[_a-zA-Z0-9\-\+]+)*@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)+$/', $x);
+function valid_email($email_address)
+{
+ return preg_match('/^[_a-zA-Z0-9\-\+]+(\.[_a-zA-Z0-9\-\+]+)*@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)+$/', $email_address);
}