There is no explicit way to 'ping' an email address the best and only way to
do it is send an email to that address. If the host rejects the email the
address is invalid. If the email is accepted it's likely valid. Typically
the best way to verify an email address is to have the user click on a link
inside the email that directs to a page you have and then flags the entry in
the database as a valid email address.
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Reich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 2:59 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Pinging an email address
Is there a way to "ping" an email address to verify that the mailbox exists?
It doesn't neccessarily have to be a CF routine either...
Thanks,
Steve
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