× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.


  1.  Home
  2. MIDRANGE-L
  3. October 2003

Re: Email Address Validation

> I have Googled for this and came up with some stuff for doing basic
> format/syntax checking(*@*.*), but I am looking for something that will also
> check and make sure the stuff to the right of the @ is a valid location.

I posted code a few years ago that showed how to look up the "stuff to the
right."   (i.e. look up MX records using the DNS resolver APIs)

Here's where I posted that:
  http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200110/msg01567.html

The rest of that thread may be helpful to you as well, as they were
discussing e-mail address validation.

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...
Replies:
Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.