On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 01:03:47PM +0000, Jasen Betts wrote: > On 2009-08-20, Randal L. Schwartz <mer...@stonehenge.com> wrote: > > Exactly! If you don't want to use the 950-character regex, DON'T DO > > ANYTHING AT ALL. Far simpler. > > Or do an MX lookup on the domain part (or a partial attempt to route > mail*) before sending it to the database. > > *contact the domains MX and in SMTP go as far as "RCPT TO: ... " and > then send "QUIT" after it is accepted or refused.
Why not just go the whole way and send an email asking for confirmation? When you get a response you know the email address is actually useful for contacting the user, rather than it being a typo and going somewhere else. -- Sam http://samason.me.uk/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
