Chris If you use a service like geoip I know that they have a list of all the free email providers and you can check against this database. This is useful as one tool for anti-fraud checking. Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but I thought I'd throw it in.
Ade sourceguardian.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Kay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 June 2003 08:22 > To: Chris Hayes; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] check is pop address > > > > You can now pop hotmail accounts as well, not to mention most email > providers have web based systems for their customers to read/send mail. > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Chris Kay > Techex Communications > Website: www.techex.com.au Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Telephone: 1300 88 111 2 - Fax: 1300 882 221 > --------------------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Hayes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 11 June 2003 5:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] check is pop address > > At 17:06 10-6-03, you wrote: > >Hi there, > >I was wondering whether someone could tell me whether it is possible to > use > >PHP to check whether a user supplied email address is a pop address as > >opposed to a web based address like hotmail. Have done some searching > but > >cant seem to turn any answers up. > >Thanx in advance for any replys, > >Phil S > > Is this to check that you have genuinely interested people? I'm afraid > you > cannot make a clear distinction between webbased and pop, at @zonnet.nl > for > instance i can get a free account AND access it through a web interface > or > with POP. Same for my paid account. > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email > Security System. For more information on a proactive email security > service working around the clock, around the globe, visit > http://www.messagelabs.com > ________________________________________________________________________ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
