The first address tested was to AOL. They came back with a result of EXIST. For AOL,
I would consider this a crock no matter how
professional their explanations or their report.
Just my opinion.
Regards,
Howie
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (paul smith)>
To: "inFusion Support List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [iMS] checking valid email
> I'm not so sure I'd call it a crock. They were impressively careful in
> explaining the difficulties of checking addresses. Outstanding service, too.
>
> The following is some of the info they provided:
>
> ===========================
> OUTPUT FILES
>
> Bad Syntax - addresses are not in valid format. Often a minor correction to
> the address is needed in order for it to be valid. The most common reason
> is that there is no valid extension (i.e. .com, .net, etc). The second most
> common reason is that there is a space somewhere in the email address. Bad
> syntax addresses are also included on the "bad" list.
>
> Bad - addresses that are not deliverable. Generally, these consist of user
> unknown errors. Also includes the addresses listed in the bad syntax file
> to ensure that these are removed from the master list.
>
> Unknown - addresses which were not resolvable at the time of the test.
>
> Exist - confirmed deliverable addresses.
>
> Please note: for the past few days, compuserve.com addresses have not been
> resolving during our checks. Consequently, they will appear on
> the unknown list.
> ===========================
>
> But back to crock et al, are you also saying their methods will also give
> false indications of bad addresses?
>
> best, paul
>
>
==^=======================================================
This list server is Powered by iMS
"The Swiss Army Knife of Mail Servers"
--------------------------------------
To leave this list please complete the form at
http://www.coolfusion.com/iMSSupport.cfm
Need an iMS Developer license? Sign up for a free license here:
http://www.coolfusion.com/iMSDevelopers.cfm
List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/infusion-email%40eoscape.com/
Note: You are subscribed as [email protected]
==^=======================================================
