you mean something like this?
//checking if the email is valid if (eregi("^[0-9a-z]([-_.]?[0-9a-z])[EMAIL PROTECTED]([-.]?[0-9a-z])*\\.[a-z]{2,3}$", $email, $check)) { if ( !getmxrr(substr(strstr($check[0], '@'), 1), $validate_email_temp) ) $mensaje="server not valid"; // checking DNS if(!checkdnsrr(substr(strstr($check[0], '@'), 1),"ANY")) $mensaje="server not valid"; } David. On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Philip J. Newman wrote: > Required: Help for checking for a valid email string. > > ------ > Philip J. Newman. > Head Developer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > +64 (9) 576 9491 > +64 021-048-3999 > > ------ > Friends are like stars > You can't allways see them, > but they are always there. > > ------ > Websites: > > PhilipNZ.com - Design. > http://www.philipnz.com/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Philip's Domain // Internet Project. > http://www.philipsdomain.com/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Vital Kiwi / NEWMAN.NET.NZ. > http://www.newman.net.nz/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ David Elías Sánchez Vásquez Bachiller en Educación PUCP [EMAIL PROTECTED] telf. (51)-1-5255601 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php