X-Git-Url: http://gitweb.michael.orlitzky.com/?p=email-validator.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fman1%2Femail-validator.1;h=232a5f422da13539aa4e1521d73514624b156f85;hp=95991872aca3da9da8fe1e1e6641a4bb81912525;hb=4e58774754855bfae6c4a5cbd95eb30995794e50;hpb=d9cf306292f2bfaa00b4773737b67de7f4ecf983 diff --git a/doc/man1/email-validator.1 b/doc/man1/email-validator.1 index 9599187..232a5f4 100644 --- a/doc/man1/email-validator.1 +++ b/doc/man1/email-validator.1 @@ -22,20 +22,22 @@ stdout), one per line. .SH DESCRIPTION .P -We check the validity of an email address using three techniques: +Validate an email address using three techniques: .IP \[bu] 2 -We ensure that the length of local and domain parts is within the +Ensuring that the length of local and domain parts is within the RFC-specified limits. .IP \[bu] -A regular expression is used to check for invalid characters and syntax. +A syntax check using a regular expression, or the full RFC 5322 +grammar (see the \fB\-\-rfc5322\fR option). .IP \[bu] -We confirm the existence of a MX record for the domain part of the -address. This is not required; in fact many domains accept mail via -an 'A' record for e.g. example.com which is used in lieu of an MX -record. This behavior can be controlled via the \fR\-a\fR flag. +Confirmation of the existence of an \fIMX\fR record for the domain +part of the address. This is not required; in fact many domains accept +mail via an \fIA\fR record for e.g. example.com which is used in lieu +of an \fIMX\fR record. This behavior can be controlled via the +\fR\-\-accept\-a\fR flag. .P These checks are performed in parallel using the number of available