Can't Set Up Administrator Email to be on Localhost

[feralreason]

I'm installing Zen Cart locally for development and testing purposes.
I'm Running XAMPP on Windows 7. Zencart Version: v1.3.9h
I want to set it up so that Administrator's email is "admin@localhost".
However, Zen Cart setup says this email is not valid.
Is there anyway around this ?

[stevesh]

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[feralreason]

I read through the threads and didn't find anything.

Maybe I didn't state my question clearly enough. Zen Cart's set-up screen is giving me this error message -- that "admin@localhost" is not a valid email.

I need a valid email because I've already made a login error once and had to reinstall from scratch.

However, if Zen Cart does not support localhost email, then I can't use a local development environment. Which means I need to look for another cart I can work with...

Any help would be appreciated.

[stevesh]

Zencart looks for an address in the format [email protected]. Most folks who install local copies wait until they move their site to a remote server to test email. I'd be surprised if any cart or other software) would behave the way you've described.

[feralreason]

So as far as you know, there is no workaround to make Zen Cart use a localhost email address for admin.

( I am fine with waiting to test email till I moved to a remote server.
The problem is not testing email. The problem is what happens if I make a mistake logging in and am denied access to the work I've done - because there is no way for Zen Cart to send me login information. )

[DrByte]

Zen Cart doesn't allow use of email addresses without a TLD such as .com.

So, you can fix that either by using an email address from an external domain, or you can configure your local environment to actually have a domain name which uses a TLD. Instructions on configuring your local environment with domain names can be found in the help documentation that comes with your local environment software.

[feralreason]

Ah -- thanks much. I didn't know that -- but it makes sense.