>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Atkins <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Steve> But, depending on what you're doing, validation may not be a good Steve> idea. There are email addresses that are syntactically invalid that Steve> are deliverable and in active use. Really? Name one. Or maybe it's just your idea of syntax that's wrong. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org