just write a perl script that shoots over to port 25 of their mx server and tries a check. bout the best possible way.
the only other thing i'd suggest would be to set up a bounce reaction on your mailserver to flag the address as being bad if it gets returned or rejected. --d. -----Original Message----- From: TWussow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 12:48 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Email Address Verification Solution (not validation) I am looking for a CF open-source or other 3rd party software solution that will allow me to test my email address file (almost 1M) with each of mail hosts to help me clean up my house file (determine bad addresses, no longer here, etc.). Does anyone know if such a CF solution exists; or a 3rd party product? Please advise - your help is greatly appreciated! BR, -Troy:-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
