Re: Validating email addresses

Booth,

How true :-)

I just tried it for you and it said
->finger: connect::Connection refused

for me it just returns my domain - [iquest.net]

is that normal ?

Thanks and Happy 4th of July!!

Chuck

booth@martinvt.com wrote:

> "finger" is a TCP/IP service.  You should be able to type  finger
> person@his.domain.com  and get a useful reply.  Unfortunately not every
> ISP enables the finger service nowadays.
>
> _______________________
> Booth Martin
> Booth@MartinVT.com
> http://www.MartinVT.com
> _______________________
>
> "Mark Allen" <markallen@kellyskids.com>
> Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> 06/29/2000 02:08 PM
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L
>
>
>         To:     "'Midrange-L'" <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>         cc:
>         Subject:        Validating email addresses
>
> We store email addresses for customers and sales reps in the corresponding
> master file on the AS/400.  Is there a way to validate/check/edit the
> email
> address entered (either interactively or in a batch process) to ensure
> that
> it is a valid email address?
>
> Mark Allen
> IS Manager
> Kelly's Kids
> markallen@kellyskids.com
>
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