Re: [EXIM] question about verification of email addresses

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Author: Paul Mansfield
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To: Tony Earnshaw
CC: EXIM Users (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [EXIM] question about verification of email addresses

On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Tony Earnshaw wrote:
> generally always exists (hostmaster or postmaster or someone I know),


I'm with Philip, testing with verify would
- slow mail down A LOT
- only have valid results in 20% of cases (its considered very bad practise to
allow verify to work as it poses a security risk, and some mailers like
SMAP/SMAPd always return positive)
- potentially cause just as many problems as it solves when mailing lists
and majordomo things are used, some of which "hide" targets anyway!


Paul


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