Re: [MacPerl] Verifying email addresses

[Andy Berkvam <aberkvam@coredcs.com>]

On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Joseph Erickson wrote:

> Is there anyway to verify an email before sending a message out?  What I
> would like to do is get an email, like firstclown@yahoo.com, then ask the
> server yahoo.com if firstclown is a valid user name for email.
> 
> This would really help me in checking emails before sending out subscriber
> lists.  You wouldn't believe how many people don't know their own email
> address.  If anyone else has had this problem, let me know how you handled
> it.

  This is a question that has been asked before, frequently.  As you might
expect, it's in the Perl FAQ.  ;-)

  The simple answer is that there is no way to do what you ask.  For the
more complex answer and a good explaination, check the Perl FAQ at
<http://www.perl.com/pub/doc/manual/html/pod/perlfaq9.html#How_do_I_check_a_valid_mail_addr>.

Andy

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