E-mail is a network tool that lets you
verify an e-mail address. This tool is
a powerful solution for the standard "message delivery
error." There is no need to disturb your clients
and friends anymore to check whether their e-mail
addresses are still valid. The E-mail tool connects
directly to their SMTP server and checks it for
you. Nothing is sent to the recipient.
You can use the E-mail tool to:
Query mail exchangers for the domain.
Instant verification of bad e-mail addresses
and invalid domains.
Gain more information about the owner of
an e-mail address.
To use the E-mail tool, do the following:
Select the E-mail tab.
Enter in the Address text box an e-mail
address you want to verify (for example, alexv@mit.edu).
The drop-down list shows the previous e-mail
addresses you have verified.
Set in the Options dialog box any of the
options you want to use:
DNS
server
Specifies the IP address
of your DNS server. You can select the default
DNS server of the network stack in your operating
system or an alternative one you have added.
Timeout
Specifies
the number of seconds the E-mail tool tries
a DNS server that is not responding.
Retries
Specifies the
number of attempts the E-mail tool tries a DNS
server that is not responding.
Sort by preference
When
this option is checked, the E-mail tool sorts
all mail exchangers in order of increasing preference
number.
Port
Specifies the SMTP port number. Port 25 is the
default, but you can use a different port number.
Consider that some ISPs will use either TCP
port 2525 or 587.
Try all
When this option is checked, the E-mail
tool tries all mail exchangers for the domain
to see if they will accept mail to the address.
Click the Verify button.
The E-mail
tool displays the verification results in the
Response area.
During the verifying stage,
the Verify button toggles to Stop. You can click
Stop at any time to stop the verifying process.
Tip: You can right-click the
Response area to display the pop-up menu.
Note:
E-mail requires a connection to a network with
a DNS or a WINS server or other type of name server.
Your computer must be configured to access these
servers.
