The closest thing would be the smtp VRFY command. Many (most?) email server
admins have the command disabled in order to prevent the harvesting of email
addresses, so it's all but worthless in verifying the validity of an
address.
JIm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Reich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 1:59 PM
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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