Posted by Norman Peelman on 12/17/06 15:22

"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:4ul2r5F187ua0U1@mid.individual.net...
> Norman Peelman wrote:
>
> > Before anyone starts, I know this may or may not be the best
'pattern'
> > for validating email but, i'm on Windows and I have'nt had much luck
with
> > the workarounds of not being able to use getmxrr(). I'ts close enough
for me
> > (for now).
>
> From the manual page:
>
> Note: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms. Try the PEAR
> class Net_DNS.
>
> You could still check the domain with gethostbyaddr(), except you will
deny
> those addresses that don't have a valid ip, but a valid MX record.
>
> Sadly without getmxrr() you can't do a check directly against the
mailserver
> to validate the e-mail address, for me it would feel quite crippled to not
be
> able to use getmxrr().
>
>
> --
>
> //Aho

I took a look at that while I was responding the first time. I thought I
had looked before too. I just haven't had much luck getting those
workarounds to work. I should try alittle harder but I think i'll be
switching to linux soon anyway.

Norm

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