Re: Check for existence of mail address

From: Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:03:25 +0000
Subject: Re: Check for existence of mail address
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On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 08:49, TR Shaw <tshaw@oitc.com> wrote: > > On Oct 25, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Daniel P. Brown wrote: >> >>    Of course not!  Can you imagine the implications, insecurities, >> and privacy concerns that would be associated with that?  Some >> mailservers will confirm or deny if a local address exists, but not >> most --- thankfully. > Not true or else you would never get mail. What you mean is that most mailservers have VRFY > disabled Read what I said before saying it's not true: "Some mailservers will confirm or deny if a local address exists, but not most." Believe me, I know what I mean. (No matter how surprising that may seem. ;-P) -- </Daniel P. Brown> Dedicated Servers, Cloud and Cloud Hybrid Solutions, VPS, Hosting (866-) 725-4321 http://www.parasane.net/

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