i guess the solution might be to send an email requiring confirmation when you add them to your list. if they don't confirm, don't send them any more messages. this maybe isn't so good if you're buying in lists of thousands of people who've forgotten to tick/untick the appropriate box in the smallprint.
Duncan Cumming IT Manager http://www.alienationdesign.co.uk mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0141 575 9700 Fax: 0141 575 9600 Creative solutions in a technical world ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your domain names online from: http://www.alienationdomains.co.uk Reseller options available! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Matt Horn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> rn.org> cc: Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] cleaning email lists... 23/03/2004 14:05 Please respond to dev hmmm Good point but short of doing a raw smtp thingum to verify the existance of the mail server? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:59 PM Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] cleaning email lists... > > Creatre a table of common misspellings andrun a query to match them > > > > every time you find a new one add it to the table > > The problem with that though is what if [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a real email > address? It's a valid domain, and its owned by someone, so why shouldn't > they send e-mail through it? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Horn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 23 March 2004 13:56 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] cleaning email lists... > > > > > > > > > > > > what can/do you do against muppets like: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > just delete them - I don't want people that stupid to use my site > > > anyway > > ;-) > > > > > > Ian W > > > > Creatre a table of common misspellings andrun a query to match them > > > > every time you find a new one add it to the table > > > > > > -- > > These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at > > http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > Archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- > > *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: > > *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* > > *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow > > provided by proworkflow.com* > > *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists > > hosted by gradwell.com* > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- > *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* > *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow provided by proworkflow.com* > *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists hosted by gradwell.com* > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow provided by proworkflow.com* *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists hosted by gradwell.com* To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- These lists are syncronised with the CFDeveloper forum at http://forum.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ CFDeveloper Sponsors and contributors:- *Hosting and support provided by CFMXhosting.co.uk* :: *ActivePDF provided by activepdf.com* *Forums provided by fusetalk.com* :: *ProWorkFlow provided by proworkflow.com* *Tutorials provided by helmguru.com* :: *Lists hosted by gradwell.com* To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
