https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33633

--- Comment #15 from Christopher Brannon <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to Thomas Klausner from comment #13)

> BTW, regarding the original question: There is no way to check if a mail
> exists except sending a mail and checking for a bounce. Which is NOT
> RECOMMENDED!!

Well, in all the testing I've done through Verifalia, to my knowledge it does
not send emails to the user.  I just tested it on myself and no email.  There
are several of these testers out there, and they verify information with the
server without sending email, as far as I understand.

That said, at least an in-Koha verification process before sending out notices
would be extremely helpful in protecting domain reputation.  The welcome
message could serve as this mechanism.  It should just have a validation link
back to Koha, and Koha should refrain from using that transport further (except
for resending the welcome message) until the link is used and reported as
valid.  (It would also be wise to do this with SMS as well, as well as having
the option to send the welcome through SMS.)

As for bounces do to inactive, deactivated, or full accounts, that is another
matter, and it WOULD be great if Koha could receive and scrape the relevant
address and error messages and act accordingly.  I imagine that would take much
more work, but really is crucial to maintaining domain reputation without it
relying on specific people to address each bounce individually.

Email has been getting stricter, and I do think Koha needs to keep up with the
email practices that have changed in the last 5 years or so.

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