import re

def is_valid_email(email):
    email_regex = r'^[a-zA-Z0-9_.+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+$'
    return re.match(email_regex, email) is not None

def check_version_smaller_than_1_1_12(version_str):
    # Remove the parentheses part if it exists, example of version: 1.1.12 (2)
    version_str = version_str.split()[0]

    # Split version into components
    version_parts = [int(x) for x in version_str.split('.')]
    target_parts = [1, 1, 12]

    # Compare version components
    return version_parts < target_parts