[OT] Validating Email Addresses...

[Luis]

You could hop onto: http://www.ranks.nl/tools/email.html
There's some more regex stuff here: http://www.regular- 
expressions.info/email.html

Cheers,

Luis.



On 29 Jan 2008, at 15:31, Jim Carwardine wrote:

> Thanks, Eric... That is certainly better than what I was  
> considering and
> certainly quicker than asking the downloader to wait for the email to
> arrive... Jim
>
>
> on 1/29/08 11:09 AM, Eric Chatonet wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> Here is a function from Ken, the regex king :-)
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>> -
>> --| FUNCTION: isEmail
>> --|
>> --| Author:   Ken Ray
>> --| Version:  1.0
>> --| Created:  Unknown
>> --| Requires: --
>> --|
>> --| Determines if the container passed to it in <what> contains a
>> valid email address.
>> --| Note that although it supports periods in user addresses
>> (ken.ray at test.com),
>> --| multiple subdomains (kenray at test.co.uk), and new domains with
>> more than two
>> --| characters (.info, .museum, etc.), it does not support direct IP
>> addresses.
>> --|   Supports:
>> --|     periods in user address (ken.ray at test.com)
>> --|     multiple subdomains (kenray at test.co.uk)
>> --|     new domains with more than 2 characters (.info, .museum,  
>> etc.)
>> --|     IP addresses (with or without port numbers)
>> --|
>> --| Returns true or false.
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>> -
>> function isEmail pWhat
>>    put matchtext(pWhat,"^[A-z0-9_\-\.]+[@][A-z0-9_\-]+([.][A-z0-9_\-]
>> +)+[A-z]$") into tNotIP
>>    put matchtext(pWhat,"^(1*\d{1,2}|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(1*\d{1,2}|2
>> [0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(1*\d{1,2}|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(1*\d{1,2}|2[0-4] 
>> \d|25
>> [0-5])(:\d{1,5})*$") into tIsIP
>>    return (tIsIP or tNotIP)
>> end isEmail
>>
>>
>> Le 29 janv. 08 à 15:28, Jim Carwardine a écrit :
>>
>>> Hi Folks... I offer some free downloads on my web site...
>>>
>>> (a web site I will be recreating using Rev - so I feel some  
>>> legitimacy
>>> asking the question on this list - as I will need to do something
>>> in Rev
>>> ultimately)
>>>
>>> ... And I'm asking for some contact information from the downloader
>>> (fair
>>> trade I feel).  I'm getting a lot of garbage being offered by
>>> people who
>>> want a look but don't want to give their info.
>>>
>>> Screening for legitimate email addresses is done on many web sites
>>> and I
>>> understand:
>>>
>>> 1. Checking for the @ sign - a very weak edit.
>>> 2. Sending the download link by email to the downloader's email
>>> address -
>>> pretty strong edit.
>>>
>>> What I see some web sites do is legitimize the email address on the
>>> spot and
>>> immediately deny access if the email is illegitimate.  How is this
>>> done?
>>>
>>> Any other great ideas about screening email addresses?
>>>
>>> Thanks... Jim
>>>
>>> Jim Carwardine,
>>> President & CEO
>>> OYF Consulting
>>> Ph. 902.823.2339 / 866.601.2339
>>> Fx. 902.823-2139
>>> <www.StrategicDoing.com>
>>
>> Best regards from Paris,
>> Eric Chatonet.
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>
> Jim Carwardine,
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> OYF Consulting
> Ph. 902.823.2339 / 866.601.2339
> Fx. 902.823-2139
> <www.StrategicDoing.com>
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