Email verification
Confirming a specific mailbox exists by checking with the receiving mail server, as opposed to only checking the address is well-formed or the domain accepts mail.
Confirming a specific mailbox exists by checking with the receiving mail server, as opposed to only checking the address is well-formed or the domain accepts mail.
Also see: Syntax check, MX check, Mailbox check
Real lookup against the live mail server — not a sample.
Related
- Syntax check — cold email glossary
Confirming an address is well-formed (has a local part, an @, a domain). Necessary, and nowhere near sufficient.
- MX check — cold email glossary
Confirming the domain has a mail server. Proves the company can receive mail somewhere. Proves nothing about jane.doe@.
- Mailbox check — cold email glossary
Asking the receiving server whether a specific local part is accepted. The only check that deserves the word verified.
- Cold email & deliverability glossary
Plain-language definitions for the terms that come up in cold outreach and email deliverability: bounce rate, catch-all, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, sender reputation, and more.