At 1:28 PM -0400 3/26/08, Al wrote:
I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can input their name
and email address.
I'd like to do a quick validity check on the email address they just
inputted. I can check the syntax, etc. but want check if the address
exists. I realize that servers can take a long time to bounce etc.
I'll just deal with this separately.
Is there a better way than simply sending a test email to see if it bounces?
Thanks....
I've had pretty good success from the following:
after checking the syntax (exactly one @, at least one . to the right
of the @, etc.), if it passes the syntax check, I then set $rhs to
everything to the right of the @. Then I test:
if (!checkdnsrr($rhs, 'MX'))
{
invalid
}
else
{
valid
}
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