beginning the code for new user account

database/emailban.go

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+/*
+ * Amsterdam Web Communities System
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Erbosoft Metaverse Design Solutions, All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+// The database package contains database management and storage logic.
+package database
+
+/* AmIsEmailAddressBanned returns true if the given E-mail address is on the "banned" list.
+ * Parameters:
+ *     address - The E-mail address to be checked.
+ * Returns:
+ *     true if the address is banned, false if not.
+ *     Standard Go error status.
+ */
+func AmIsEmailAddressBanned(address string) (bool, error) {
+	rs, err := amdb.Query("SELECT by_uid FROM emailban WHERE address = ?", address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return rs.Next(), nil
+}