RE: EMAIL Syntax Validation

Oh, good for you.....  You can take a 15 hour project and stretch it out for
MONTHS!  ;)

Seriously, your client's restrictions could be the torpedo that sinks the
ship....  Sure, software is software, and there's no reason that what they
want could not be done in RPG3, but will the expense to develop, deploy, and
maintain this be worth the effort?  It's hard to say for sure, but it's a
good bet that the RPG3 solution will be MUCH more expensive than an RPG4
solution.

IMO, RPG3 is NOT the best tool for this job....  

jmo,

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-297-2863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob Voltz
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:43 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: EMAIL Syntax Validation


Ha, Ha...sooooo funny.
   
  Can you say CONTRACTOR working for a CLIENT and going by THEIR rules?
   
  I knew you could....
  

Holden Tommy <Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  Do you think Ace of Base 
is the next big thing in pop music?

LOL now THAT'S funny...


Thanks,
Tommy Holden


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:15 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: EMAIL Syntax Validation

Hi Bob,

> Does anyone have an email syntax validation routine they could 
> post...or point me to a sample somewhere? I just want to make sure it

> is in a valid format. I don't care if it is a valid address or if the

> domain exists. Oh....it also has to be in RPG III.....don't ask.....

I need an inexpensive and fast way to travel to California. Oh, and it 
has to involve a horse-drawn buggy.... don't ask. Is there a way I can
get 
a horse drawn buggy from Wisconsin to California in less than 5 hours?
Can 
someone point me to an inexpensive offering on the web?

RPG III is not a good tool for e-mail validation because:

a) It's string manipulation operations are awful.

b) It can't call ILE procedures, and therefore can't use DNS lookups.

c) It's an obsolete language that hasn't had any major development since

the early 1990s -- significantly before e-mail was mainstream.

Do you use Windows for Workgroups for your PC servers? On a 386? Are 
your desktops all Windows 3.1? Or green screen? Do you think Ace of
Base 
is the next big thing in pop music?