Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-29 Thread Simon
The SMTP or POP3 protocol (cant remember which) used to support the ability to connect to the server and verify if a username exists before delivering the mail. But this feature was abused and was used for spamming so it is now disabled on all major servers (it's probably disabled by default in

RE: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-29 Thread Bob McConnell
From: Simon There is no way to verify (without sending an email) if the email will be received in a mailbox. Even that is not a valid test. Most spam filters will discard messages silently, that is without notifying either sender or recipient. So the only real verification is when you receive

[PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Jay Blanchard
Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address), which as we all know is the only way you can be truly sure. I found this; http://verify-email.org/ Which seems to be the next best deal and

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Stuart
2009/4/28 Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address), which as we all know is the only way you can be truly sure. I found this;

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Daniel Brown
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:40, Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com wrote: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address), which as we all know is the only way you can be truly sure. I

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Daniel Brown
Top-posting on top of it all. Disregard *everything* from my previous email. I typed it up before checking out the site, since it wouldn't work from this system when hit without the alias. Then, when I did hit it and read it, I meant to click Discard and clicked Send. #...@%. On

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Stuart
Btw, if you're thinking of buying it lemme know - I probably have mine kicking around somewhere. 2009/4/28 Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Jan G.B.
2009/4/28 Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address), which as we all know is the only way you can be truly sure. I found this;

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Per Jessen
Stuart wrote: 2009/4/28 Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address), which as we all know is the only way you can be truly sure. I found this;

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Luke
2009/4/28 Jan G.B. ro0ot.w...@googlemail.com 2009/4/28 Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address), which as we all know is the only way you

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Hawx
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:40:31 -0500, Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com wrote: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address), which as we all know is the only way you can be truly sure.

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Jan G.B.
2009/4/28 Luke l...@blog-thing.com: 2009/4/28 Jan G.B. ro0ot.w...@googlemail.com 2009/4/28 Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address),

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Luke
2009/4/28 Jan G.B. ro0ot.w...@googlemail.com 2009/4/28 Luke l...@blog-thing.com: 2009/4/28 Jan G.B. ro0ot.w...@googlemail.com 2009/4/28 Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method

Re: [PHP] E-Mail Verification - Yes, I know....

2009-04-28 Thread Stuart
2009/4/28 Per Jessen p...@computer.org: Stuart wrote: 2009/4/28 Jay Blanchard jblanch...@pocket.com: Our company wants to do e-mail verification and does not want to use the requests / response method (clicking a link in the e-mail to verify the address), which as we all know is the only way