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Example of validating an e-mail address by looking up the SMTP server and seeing how it responds to RCPT TO: messages.
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jason:knox jm843$ host gmail.com | |
gmail.com has address 74.125.239.53 | |
gmail.com has address 74.125.239.54 | |
gmail.com has IPv6 address 2607:f8b0:4010:801::1016 | |
gmail.com mail is handled by 30 alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com. | |
gmail.com mail is handled by 10 alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com. | |
gmail.com mail is handled by 20 alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com. | |
gmail.com mail is handled by 5 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com. | |
gmail.com mail is handled by 40 alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com. | |
jason:knox jm843$ nc alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com 25 | |
220 mx.google.com ESMTP k5si3310486qcp.33 - gsmtp | |
HELO | |
250 mx.google.com at your service | |
MAIL FROM:<bob@example.com> | |
250 2.1.0 OK k5si3310486qcp.33 - gsmtp | |
RCPT TO:<sergey@gmail.com> | |
250 2.1.5 OK k5si3310486qcp.33 - gsmtp | |
RCPT TO:<lolwtf> | |
553-5.1.2 We weren't able to find the recipient domain. Please check for any | |
553-5.1.2 spelling errors, and make sure you didn't enter any spaces, periods, | |
553 5.1.2 or other punctuation after the recipient's email address. k5si3310486qcp.33 - gsmtp |
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