Re: Parsing the From field

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 11:23:59AM -0500, Ron Piggott wrote: > > I am unsure of how to parse first name, last name and e-mail address from the 'From:' > field of an e-mail. > > What I am struggling with is if the name has more than two words > - Such as the last name being multiple words > - A name a business or department is given instead of a personal name > - If the person has included their middle name, middle initial or degrees (“Dr.”) > - If last name has multiple words > > Also the formatting of the from field changes in various e-mail programs: > > From: Ron Piggott <ron.piggott@actsministries.org> > From: "Ron Piggott" <ron.piggott@actsministries.org> > From: ron.piggott@actsministries.org > From: <ron.piggott@actsministries.org> > > If there is more than 2 words for the name I would like them to be assigned to the last name. You can make no such assumption, different people/companies/... do it in different ways. If you really want to have fun look at the different 'norms' from different countries. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: http://www.phcomp.co.uk/contact.php #include <std_disclaimer.h>