>-----Original Message----- >From: sono...@fannullone.us [mailto:sono...@fannullone.us] >Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 13:15 >To: Jim Gibson >Cc: Perl Beginners >Subject: Re: Verifying an e-mail address > >On Jun 27, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Jim Gibson wrote: > >> 'perldoc -q address' "How do I check a valid mail address?" > > Thanks, Jim, I'm reading that now. However, after glancing at it, I >may not have been clear in what I actually want. I'm looking to see if >it's valid as far as preventing an e-mail from bouncing because of a non- >existant account, bad domain, etc. > >Marc >-- Unless you make it a two step process: 1) Send email and individual has to reply or click an url, I don't believe you can know if the account is active, etc WITOUT the sending. Someone may have different view and ability, but I can provide you a very valid looking email, but unless sent, you will never know..
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