Hi Colin

You might want to have a look at HexValidEmail:

http://hexillion.com/hg/HexValidEmail/

I just used it to validate a list of 33,000 addresses, and it worked flawlessly. I've had it for a couple of years now and I've had no problems with it.

As far as building a tool to fight SPAM, you've got some pretty tough contenders out there:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1046838,00.asp

HTH



>Hi
>
>I am trying to build a VFP app which detects and eliminates SPAM. Does anyone know of software which will allow me to validate email addresses?
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>Thanks
>
>Colin