george Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Is there a php function that can test to see if a given email addy is live. I do not mean to see if the format is valid. I mean to see if the email address is real, without sending an email. Sort of the way one can ping a server to see if it is up, can one "ping" an email address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 There's not a built-in function to do that, but I'm sure someone has written one. You would need to look up the records for the mail server, open a connection to it, and send it SMTP commands to check for the given account. There's some information about it here:http://www.webdigi.co.uk/blog/2009/how-to-...nding-an-email/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 Thank you again JustSomeGuyMay you have a delicious dinner, and excellent desert, followed by good wine and a massage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerny Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I didn't know that was possible... Thanks from me as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 May you have a delicious dinner, and excellent desert, followed by good wine and a massage.Hey thanks, but my birthday was Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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