...that just depends on whether the Sys. Admin. for that server enabled the 
VRFY command. _I_ don't. It also depends on whether the lowest numbered MX 
is the actual box that has got mailboxes or it's just a proxy.

At 10:11 10/07/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>u can actually check to see if an email exists without sending an email,
>not all mail servers accept it but there is a command called vrfy
>that you can send to an smtp server to check if that email address exists on
>that server.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stephen Moretti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: 07 October 2002 10:11
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] Testing emails
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>~sigh~ Monday morning....
>
>I should read things in brackets more closely....
>
>As Taz just pointed out to me, you can't check to see if an email address
>exists without sending an email.  You can however do a lookup on the domain
>and check that exists, but not the users email address...
>
>Stephen
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stephen Moretti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 10:05 AM
>Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] Testing emails
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> > Allan,
> >
> > Its a bit of regex that was hotly debated on this list....
> >
> > I'm just searching for it now and unless someone beats me to it I'll post
>it
> > up shortly.
> >
> > Stephen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF Mail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:52 AM
> > Subject: [ cf-dev ] Testing emails
> >
> >
> > Wasn't there a custom tag that tested email addresses to see if they are
> > real or not. (Not the format but if they exist)
> > Without the email account holder receiving an email.
> >
> > I have searched the deveopers exchange with success.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Allan
> >
> >
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