First of all form validation should proabaly be done in JavaScript on the
client (too silly to come back to server for) and second of all that's pretty
much all you can do.
Some mail servers allow for checking if a given user exists on them but this
can't be relied upon.
dave.
"blueads.com" wrote:
> Does anyone have a good example of checking for valid email that they care
> to share? Better than this one?
>
> // Make sure email it is not null
> if(email == null)
> return false;
> int length=email.length();
> if((length > 3 && length < 31) && (email.indexOf('@') > -1) &&
> (email.indexOf('.') > -1))
> return true;
> else
> return false;
>
> Tom K.
>
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