> Just to throw this out into the mix we have a Java class (and > UDF library) for validating email addresses at: > http://www.cfdev.com/email/ > > Besides checking syntax, and all valid TLD's it can also do a > MX lookup > (DNS) to validate that the domain is indeed valid. And if you > want to go beyond that, you can also check the mail servers > (without sending an email).
Thanks for that! I hadn't noticed that before! There really is only one way to validate an email address anyway, which is to send an email to it. I always wonder if it's worthwhile doing any more than an MX record lookup anyway (assuming that the MX record will validate the server existing too!) Paul -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
