It may of allready been mentioned, but why don't you just send out a "Click The Link To Verify" email... that way you are allways 100% sure the email addy works.. Just requires the user to follow a link
Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Towell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 11:43 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Email Verification > I tried doing that, but some servers don't support them :( > > -----Original Message----- > From: Billy S Halsey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] Email Verification > > > I don't have code, since I've never needed to do this, but can anyone > see a problem with simply issuing a VRFY or an EXPN command instead of > actually faking out sending a message? > > /bsh/ > > Martin Towell wrote: > > >You can use sockets and connect to their mail server (bit after the @) and > >"pretend" to send an email to them, but cancel the request before you > >actually send anything - doesn't always work though, as some servers will > >report back the all users are correct > > > > -- > > > /---------------------------------------------=[ BILLY S HALSEY ]=--\ > | Member of Technical Staff, Sun Microsystems, Inc. ESP Solaris SW | > | "All opinions and technical advice offered in this message are my | > | own and not necessarily endorsed by my employer." | > \--=[ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ]=--------------------------------------------/ > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
