Mailbox check
Asking the receiving server whether a specific local part is accepted. The only check that deserves the word verified.
Asking the receiving server whether a specific local part is accepted. The only check that deserves the word verified.
Also see: Email verification
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Asking the receiving server whether a specific local part is accepted. The only check that deserves the word verified.
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- Email verification — cold email glossary
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.
- 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.
- Bounce rate — cold email glossary
The share of sent emails a mail server refuses to deliver. A hard bounce means the mailbox does not exist; a soft bounce means it is temporarily unreachable.
- Hard bounce — cold email glossary
A permanent delivery failure: the mailbox does not exist, the domain does not accept mail, or the server has rejected the recipient for good. Hard bounces are the ones that wreck sender reputation.