RE: [PHP] Re: email validation (no regex)

> > because you should want/need to validate that the address is correct > prior > > to determining if the email server is up running... > > > > the regex function simply allows you to quickly determine if the address > > is > > valid... doens't mean that it's going to go to an actual live user...!! > > > > btw simply checking for a single '@' with a domain doesn't do it... what > > if > > the user has 'foo@1.2.3.4' or 'r+foo@1.2.3.4'. will your regex > accept/deny > > this??? > > > > welcome to the world of email validation > > > > -bruce > > > > As to that, why not validate the email address by sending an automated > > message to the supplied account, requiring the person to click on a > > validation link? Easy, simple, works better than either method currently > > being discussed, purely for its simplicity, if nothing else. > > I agree, so basic validation is A Good Thing. However, the most desirable > form of validation would have to be, can I send a legitimate email to that > account and receive acknowledgement that it's working by having the user > click on a validation link. After all, for all the regex / interrogation you perform, you still can't be certain that the user entered an account *they own*. See? Sending a validation email is *also* A Good Thing! Much warmth, Murray --- "Lost in thought..." http://www.planetthoughtful.org