Is an e-mail address a URI?

Question

I\'ve tried to figure out whether the format of an e-mail address can be said to comply with the definition of a URI or not, but I\'ve found no explicit confirmation of this so

Answer 1

An e-mail address on it's own - foo@bar.com - I'd say no. A link to an e-mail address - mailto:foo@bar.com - I'd say yes.