Hi James - you seem to be talking about email-address checking from a security point of view. I'd be interested to know the security implications of someone submitting an un-checked email to, say, a members database. What trouble could a malicious person cause in this way?
Tim in Ireland ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Keeline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 8:00 PM Subject: Re: [php-list] Re: php or javascript for forms? > --- Jane Trimmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Using the textbook 'PHP Web Development with Dreamweaver MX 2004' as a > > guide, I used these statements to validate email addresses: > > $pattern = '/^\w[-.\w]*@([-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,4}$/i'; > > if (!preg_match($pattern,$yourEmail))................ > > > > and strip-tags to validate other input. > > > > Is this sufficient? > > It should be OK. However... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/HKFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
