> Was wanting to confirm the existance of an email address at a > particular server and my co-worker has mentioned doing this > in the past with PHP. > > Apparetly what needs to happen is to create a socket > connection from Coldfusion to the SMTP server. Then checking > MX records.
The way to do this, according to the SMTP specification, is to send a VRFY request. This came up on the list yesterday, if I recall correctly. However, many mail servers either disregard VRFY or send back a status code that doesn't indicate whether the email address exists. So, the only way you can really confirm the existence of an email address is to send a message to it, and receive a response. MX records have nothing to do with this, by the way. You use MX records to find the mail server in the first place. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231650 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
