"Ingo Linkweiler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Bjoern Schliessmann schrieb: > > Ingo Linkweiler wrote: > > > >> b) verify an existing mailserver or DNS/MX records > > > > "Or"? That's two different things. > > > > If you don't know already: Even if you test all this, it is still > > possible that > > > > - the target mail account doesn't exist > > - the sender's IP is filtered by the server so he'll reject > > Yes, I know this. > But its still better than not checking it. > The script will be used as part auf a user registration page to avoid > dummy-inputs like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Why bother, you will loose anyway: For those kind of sites demanding registration for trivial usage (i.e. most sites do) I use my own domain controlled by myself - the adress is valid for the confirmation mail then, after I got what I came for (or after I found out that this site was a waste of time, which happens entirely too often), the adress is not valid anymore. Cuts down the spamvertising a lot! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
