<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> This posting made from the web-site. Please reply via
> email in addition to the group. Thanks.
> ------------------------------------------------------
> I read your feedback (Spam Fighter's was especially quite sarcastic, I
must say!) but there has been one possible gem of a clue -- trace.
>
> Is there any way to conduct a trace REGULARLY (I repeat regularly) without
causing spam -- I mean something like a ping program that confirms the
e-mail address is still valid, up & running? Any answers pointing to the
right direction would be most appreciated. After all, the only purpose was
to ensure e-mail & other contact details are valid and nothing more...
i'm afraid it isn't... you can check that the domain (the part after the @)
is valid by simply looking up the server and connecting to see if it is
alive (the administrator would see your connections, but that wouldn't be a
problem)... but to check the user (part before the @), the only way is to
send an email message and see if it is returned undelivered... if the
address is valid, then the user will receive your message...
unless that user has requested that you email them, those messages would be
considered spam...
the only way to properly manage a directory like you are describing is to
have people agree before being added to the directory that you will keep
their contact details on file and might want to email them in future...
michael
spamcop user, not an admin
[posted and emailed]
_______________________________________________
SpamCop-Help mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://news.spamcop.net/mailman/listinfo/spamcop-help
