[Klug-general] Checking a valid email address

[Kevin Groves]

Paul Littlefield wrote:

>Hi Folks
>
>Is there a way to quickly check the validity of an email address on the 
>command line with something like sendmail or bind?
>
>  
>
Host part is easy.

If the destination supports it an smtp connection can enforce valid 
accounts only but I dont know if many systems allow that as it's a bit 
of a security issue.

Finger command was the old way but most systems stop that function for 
the same reason.

Kev,



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