Yeah, this is definitely a "maybe" solution and depends on a few things being right. But if the alteratives are using "su ANYTHING" commands and if just asking the SMTP server produces accurate results, then it seemed like it was worth mentioning. But the few people who have pointed out that this can possibly be flawed, you are perfectly correct. -TG > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Wong [mailto:php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:28 AM > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Page that checks if a user exists on a > remote system > > > On Thursday 02 December 2004 23:32, Gryffyn, Trevor wrote: > > If it's a un*x system and you have permissions to connect > to the SMTP > > server, you could use the VRFY command to check to see if > their email > > address exists or not maybe: > > Just want to point out that this behaviour is dependent on > the flavour of the > SMTP server so YMMV. > > -- > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications > Development * > ------------------------------------------ > Search the list archives before you post > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general > ------------------------------------------ > /* > ...and scantily clad females, of course. Who cares if it's below zero > outside. > -- Linus Torvalds > */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
