X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,c7651e2a193030d0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-28 10:55:29 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!colt.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!not-for-mail From: "Tom Bampton" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: [CAAN] Request for Hierarchical Category List Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 18:55:56 -0000 Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <3e0cbfc6$0$35803$edfadb0f@dread15.news.tele.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: edendev.demon.co.uk X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1041101728 2804 193.237.172.117 (28 Dec 2002 18:55:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 18:55:28 +0000 (UTC) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Priority: 3 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:21254 "xern" wrote in message news:Pine.LNX.4.33.0212290206380.5091-100000@realTao.org... > In fact, currently I just want to make sure that every user's email is > valid. So, I send letters to each newly registered user. If I get bounces, > I may think the registration is invalid. While it's preprealpha, I don't > want to do in a verbose way. If no bounces, user's account is created. Please don't top post. A bounce can take upto or over 5 days to arrive for addresses that are temporarily down. If you rely solely on that, when you implement a "real" system for verifying mails, you should confirm all existing addresses in the database before sending any additional mail to them. With your system as it is now, anyone can enter anyone elses email address in there. Whilst you dont intend it, anything sent to addresses not entered by the owner *is* spam. Like you say, it probably doesnt matter so much for now, but once it becomes alpha or beta you'll need to make some changes :) Oh, one thing I forgot to mention before, make sure you keep copies of all verifications and registrations, including IP address of those enterring info in the form. This way if/when someone complains you have the data there to present to them (and from the IP it should be fairly obvious if the complainer has a legitimate complaint or has just forgotten they did it). T.