No. There needs to be valid chars followed by @ followed by more valid chars then a . and finally 2 - 4 alphas. If you do a search for email regular expression you will find several to choose from. > -----Original Message----- > From: Egbert Husban [mailto:shuby@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 3:56 AM > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: RE: WELCOME to php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hallo everybody, Thank you Edward for answer! Indeed, there is a big > chance that the filter i am talking about in the Original message will > remove a valid email addresses. However, there has to be at least two > of the following characters!#$%&'*+-/=?^_`{|}~@.[] in this email > address.Does someone agree with this statement? > > ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= > =================> From: erouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:34:46 -0400 > > Subject: RE: RE: WELCOME to php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Not regarding your question, just wanted to point out that your filter > will > remove valid email addresses. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Egbert Husban [mailto:shuby@xxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:37 AM > > > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: RE: RE: WELCOME to php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > From: shuby@xxxxxxx > > > To: gavin.chalkley@xxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: RE: RE: WELCOME to php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 15:31:28 +0200 > > > > > > Hai man, > > > > > > I will aks some questions about an e-mail script. The core of this > > > srcipt is to check whether the e-mail-server of the client gives > > > response. > > > If it does, than the e-mailadress of the client is true. > > > > > > Let me start with a few lines code. > > > <?php > if (isset($_POST['submit'])){ > error_reporting(0); > $email = $_POST['too emailadres']; ingevulde email-adres > $look = filter_var($email, FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL); > $foutetekens=0; > if($email==$look){ > ...... > ?> > > > > > > This is the first step of the script. > FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL Remove all characters except letters, digits > and !#$%&'*+-/=?^_`{|}~@.[]. > > > Is it necessary too use FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL, when we know that it > > > doesn't remove everything (!#$%&'*+-/=?^_`{|}~) out from an e- > > > maildress? > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > Egbert. > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php