[AccessD] email validation

If this method from internetfrog indicates a vaild email address
then
The Domain has a working mail server  
and the Mail server did not reject the address  

It doesn't indicate that
the  Local part (username) is valid on the destination system

Arthur Fuller wrote:

>I would like to learn more about this. In the problem domain that I faced, I
>would want not only to know whether the email address is valid, but whether
>you received my send, because DWUTKA at marlow.com and DDWUTKA at marlow.com might
>both be valid, and I need to make sure that the mail goes to you not him.
>Which implies that I would like a response immediately. I realize there are
>problems such as hotmail and gmail's relatively show times, not to mention
>an ISP's mail down. But still...
>A.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DWUTKA at marlow.com
>Sent: January 8, 2006 6:29 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] email validation
>
>Technically, you could use TCP/IP to create an SMTP session to verify an
>email address.  The SMTP protocol does verify whether an email is valid on
>it's domain.
>
>Drew
>
>  
>

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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada