Howdy folks,
How can I write code that will search the database and check the validity of
an email address, and if it's bad, to remove that entry from the database?
Here's a dump one of the tables:
INSERT INTO users VALUES
(1,'','username','[EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','001.gif','Jul 04,
, July 04, 2001 7:16 PM
Subject: [PHP] Removing Invalid Users
Howdy folks,
How can I write code that will search the database and check the validity
of
an email address, and if it's bad, to remove that entry from the database?
Here's a dump one of the tables:
INSERT INTO users VALUES
(1
Clayton Dukes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How can I write code that will search the database and check the validity
of
an email address, and if it's bad, to remove that entry from the database?
Like Tom said, use regex to check the email is of a valid format. A small
percentage of servers can be
Steve Werby [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Arcady Genkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I understand correctly, vrfy does not wholy depend on that
functionality to be supported by the server. I think that it simply
connects to the smtp port of the mail exchanger and emulates an email
delivery,
Arcady Genkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I understand correctly, vrfy does not wholy depend on that
functionality to be supported by the server. I think that it simply
connects to the smtp port of the mail exchanger and emulates an email
delivery, aborting halfway.
I hadn't used the tool
Matthew Loff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There really isn't any surefire way to verify whether an e-mail exists
or not, except to try to send to it, correct?
Bingo. And with catchall accounts and unexpected mail server behavior you
may get no response even if an email address is not valid. IMO,
Steve Werby [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Like Tom said, use regex to check the email is of a valid format. A
small
percentage of servers can be contacted to find whether an email address
is
valid, but fewer and fewer are allowing this so it's completely
unreliable.
Arcady Genkin [EMAIL
Steve Werby [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So unfortunately vrfy will only be useful when checking servers that haven't
disabled that command. :-(
If I understand correctly, vrfy does not wholy depend on that
functionality to be supported by the server. I think that it simply
connects to the
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Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:06 AM
To: Arcady Genkin
Cc: Clayton Dukes; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Email verification (was: [PHP] Removing Invalid
Users)
Steve Werby [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Like Tom said, use regex to check the email is of a valid format
Steve Werby [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Clayton Dukes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How can I write code that will search the database and check the
validity of an email address, and if it's bad, to remove that
entry from the database?
Like Tom said, use regex to check the email is of a
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