Hannes Dorbath <light@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 19.10.2005 21:18, Michael Fuhr wrote: >> One possibility would be to write a plperlu function that uses the >> Email::Valid module. Here's a trivial example; see the Email::Valid >> documentation to learn about its full capabilities: > > ..and if you don't mind installing pl/php, you can use this function: > > http://hannes.imos.net/validmail.html > > It performs a MX-lookup, which IMHO is the best way to check for validity. But that's expensive and slow, and doesn't tell you whether the user part of the address is valid (and in general, there's no way to determine that short of actually sending a message). So what's the point? -Doug ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
