Re: [PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-30 Thread Chris
I have used this to good effect function isEmail($email) { if (eregi("^[a-z0-9]+([-_\.]?[a-z0-9])[EMAIL PROTECTED]([-_\.]?[a-z0-9])+\.[a-z]{2,4}",$email)) { return TRUE; } else { return FALSE; } }//end function I often have a '+' in my email address (wh

Re: [PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-28 Thread Robin Vickery
On 28/03/2008, Bastien Koert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Bill Guion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > At 1:28 PM -0400 3/26/08, Al wrote: > > > > >I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can input their name > > >and email address. > > > > > >I'd like

Re: [PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-27 Thread Bastien Koert
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Bill Guion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 1:28 PM -0400 3/26/08, Al wrote: > > >I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can input their name > >and email address. > > > >I'd like to do a quick validity check on the email address they just > >inputted. I ca

[PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-27 Thread Bill Guion
At 1:28 PM -0400 3/26/08, Al wrote: I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can input their name and email address. I'd like to do a quick validity check on the email address they just inputted. I can check the syntax, etc. but want check if the address exists. I realize that servers

Re: [PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-27 Thread Richard Heyes
All good suggestions guys. Richard's has the advantage of solving the potential for a delay by the user's email server. I'll have the user submit and tell'm to wait while I check the email address for them. Solves several problems. Al wrote: I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can

Re: [PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-27 Thread Tom Chubb
Can anyone recommend anything that would be good to use on an existing mailing list that is a few years old and didn't have any bounce handling? On 27/03/2008, Manuel Lemos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > on 03/26/2008 02:28 PM Al said the following: > > I'm scripting a simple registry w

[PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-26 Thread Manuel Lemos
Hello, on 03/26/2008 02:28 PM Al said the following: > I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can input their name and > email address. > > I'd like to do a quick validity check on the email address they just > inputted. I can check the syntax, etc. but want check if the address > exists.

[PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-26 Thread Al
All good suggestions guys. Richard's has the advantage of solving the potential for a delay by the user's email server. I'll have the user submit and tell'm to wait while I check the email address for them. Solves several problems. Al wrote: I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can

[PHP] Re: Quick email address check

2008-03-26 Thread Shawn McKenzie
Al wrote: > I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can input their name and > email address. > > I'd like to do a quick validity check on the email address they just > inputted. I can check the syntax, etc. but want check if the address > exists. I realize that servers can take a long tim