Validating email address in forms

Is there a way to do this other than to just set the form
field as required and give it a min and max for data entry?

Kevin
Mon Apr 12 12:42:32 CDT 2004

Yes and no. While you can make sure that the email address posted has a
number of characters followed by an "@" sign, more characters, a period, and
2 or 3 more non-numeric characters, it doesn't prevent the user from typing
in a bad email address. The only sure way to be certain of that is to send
them an email and hope for a reply.

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Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
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of lots of little things.

"JB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1b65a01c420ae$79e4c290$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to do this other than to just set the form
> field as required and give it a min and max for data entry?

MD
Mon Apr 12 14:54:44 CDT 2004

Hi JB,

Take a look at J-Bots Form components and more specifically the Validate Email component.
http://www.websunlimited.com/order/Product/Form/Form_help_dir.htm

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Mike -- FrontPage MVP '97 - '02
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"JB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1b65a01c420ae$79e4c290$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to do this other than to just set the form
> field as required and give it a min and max for data entry?

FrontPageForms
Tue Apr 13 01:35:53 CDT 2004

JB,

As Kevin pointed out, users will sometimes enter a defunct
email pattern.

Assuming they have a desire to give you their correct
email, you might try a double entry script to insure they
match.

http://frontpag.bizland.com/double_enter.htm

Although I have yet to use J-Bots, they are widely used
and some users recommend them highly. MD Webs has a number
of economical applications worth looking at.

Mike Smith,
http://FrontPag.Bizland.com
Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples

>-----Original Message-----
>Is there a way to do this other than to just set the form
>field as required and give it a min and max for data
entry?
>.
>

Jim
Tue Apr 13 11:39:47 CDT 2004

>-----Original Message-----
>Is there a way to do this other than to just set the form
>field as required and give it a min and max for data
>entry?

Please refer to:

Validating E-Mail Addresses
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=42

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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