Thanks for everybody's input and for going way off topic for me. I think I got the info I was looking for. ------------------------------- J o s e p h E r i c k s o n P u z z l e S m i t h EYEMG - interactive media group 80 s. summit #500, akron, ohio 44038 http://www.eyemg.com fone-330.434.7873 phax-330.253.2186 > From: Joseph Erickson <jerickson@eyemg.com> > Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 16:03:08 -0400 > To: MacPerl List <macperl@macperl.org> > Subject: [MacPerl] Verifying email addresses > > 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. > ------------------------------- > J o s e p h E r i c k s o n > P u z z l e S m i t h > > > # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? > # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org > # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org