diff --git a/core/includes/common.inc b/core/includes/common.inc
index 15c54d3..79f53d4 100644
--- a/core/includes/common.inc
+++ b/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -990,8 +990,10 @@ function drupal_http_request($url, array $options = array()) {
 
 /**
  * Verifies the syntax of the given e-mail address.
- *
- * Empty e-mail addresses are allowed. See RFC 2822 for details.
+ * 
+ * See
+ * @link http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5321 RFC 5321 @endlink
+ * for details.
  *
  * @param $mail
  *   A string containing an e-mail address.