Re: Email address checker

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 43827
interpreted = N
texte = on 9/25/02 3:25 PM, John Peacock at jpeacock@rowman.com so noted...> Please be aware that this is only a minimal checker for a potentially valid > e-mail address. The only 100% accurate way to test a given e-mail address is > to sucessfully deliver e-mail to the account. AFAIK, it is legal under the > RFC's to have a comma in an e-mail address (and lots of other odd characters).Yes, it's only a basic syntax checker. a@b.c will pass as valid. Primarily it was used to force AOL users to enter username@aol.com for an email address instead of User Name as they were prone to do.I could have sworn at the time I set it up that I had read an RFC stating that the comma was an invalid character. It could be removed from the search strings if not. Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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on 9/25/02 3:25 PM, John Peacock at jpeacock@rowman.com so noted...> Please be aware that this is only a minimal checker for a potentially valid > e-mail address. The only 100% accurate way to test a given e-mail address is > to sucessfully deliver e-mail to the account. AFAIK, it is legal under the > RFC's to have a comma in an e-mail address (and lots of other odd characters).Yes, it's only a basic syntax checker. a@b.c will pass as valid. Primarily it was used to force AOL users to enter username@aol.com for an email address instead of User Name as they were prone to do.I could have sworn at the time I set it up that I had read an RFC stating that the comma was an invalid character. It could be removed from the search strings if not. Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Rob Marquardt

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