(A comment), ted@example.com (Ted Bloggs), Barney;'; $structure = Mail_RFC822::parseAddressList($address_string, 'example.com', true); // print_r($structure); $address_string = 'undisclosed-recipients:;'; $structure = Mail_RFC822::parseAddressList($address_string); print_r($structure); $address_string = 'fmbiete@zpush.org'; $structure = Mail_RFC822::parseAddressList($address_string); // print_r($structure);