> I've been thinking about this problem off and on since writing a response
> yesterday, and have come to the conclusion that the only real way to
> know if an email address is valid is to attempt delivery and wait for
> the bounce; but given that this process could take quite a long time
> (hours)
As O'Toole said to Murphy, "You're an optimists!" I administer a ham
radio list with about 800 forign subscribers. It's a horror show. We are
spoiled with 24/7 servers. Bounced mail may take days to be returned, but
that a minor part of the problem. Mail with good address frequently
bounce when networks go down. One in Cuba goes down for several day about
twice a month. Educational institutions in forign countries frequently
shut everything down for the weekend. The Internet connection for
the national technical institue in the capital of a West Africian
country is a two hour a day call to France using a single 28.8
modem - for the entire university!
Urb, W2DEC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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personalized message on December 23. Visit http://iloveac.com/santa.shtml
Help the bearded one find out who has been "very naughty."
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