Re: OT: Q for Website Gurus
- From: Phil Launchbury <phill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:01:20 +0100
In article <3s4101Fm57teU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Krusty wrote:
> Phil Launchbury wrote:
>
>> In article <3ruhjbFl9qdmU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Krusty wrote:
>> > Suze wrote:
>> >
>> > You can certainly check the field they enter it in on the form to
>> > ensure it's a valid format, i.e. 'something' then '@' then
>> > 'something' dot 'something'. Validating that it's a genuine email
>> > address that doesn't bounce is a different matter.
>>
>> She isn't talking about that - she is talking about the website
>> spoofing the "From:" field to make it look like it had come from the
>> person who filled in the field.
>
> I have no idea how you come to that conclusion. To paraphrase, they say
> "we can't do it *because* we can't validate it".
Because that was a null statement. Had they said "we won't do it
becuase it can't be validated" then they might have had a point - but
to say they *can't* do it is nonsense.
It's like me saying that I can't swin because I'm not an apple.
Phil
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