On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Al <news@ridersite.org> wrote:
> I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can input their name and email address.
>
> I'd like to do a quick validity check on the email address they just inputted. I can check the
> syntax, etc. but want check if the address exists. I realize that servers can take a long time to
> bounce etc. I'll just deal with this separately.
>
> Is there a better way than simply sending a test email to see if it bounces?
>
> Thanks....
>
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You could use PEAR Validate::email() with the hostname lookup. It
isn't exactly what you're asking for but I use it a lot with fairly
good success.