Email validation check full#
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Email validation check software#
To find out more, call us on 01624 811711 or email for a free consultation from an AFD Software data expert. One third of the earth’s population use email and together send around 74 trillion emails each year - so we reckon an email address check is worth implementing. Email address validation from AFD Software checks all three: Syntax, Domain, and where possible for the mail server, the Local Part. or services check only syntax, some only domain and many do not check the local part. Generic: This is an email address which is likely to be a common or shared mailbox, e.g. Throwaway: These are known domains that allow accounts to be created that self-destruct after a certain time. There is a small possibility that this will be triggered by genuine email addresses. If it is unreachable, we must assume that the email address may be valid, but the user can take this into account more easily.ĭummy: Helps indicate if an email address is likely to be a dummy or test account, rather than someone’s genuine email address. Reachable: Indicates if the email server was reachable at the time of validation. Non-standard: Indicates that the email address, while valid, contains an unusual character. Spelling: Indicates if the spelling of the email means a typo is more likely than not. Suggested addresses are validated before being returned. Suggested: Regardless of validation, provides a suggested email address if the domain name contains a misspelling, incorrect format, or misspells a common name. addition to the live check, AFD’s powerful email validation service can return suggestions and further insight to help inform why the email was valid or invalid.ĪcceptsAll: Indicates whether the email server simply accepts any address as valid.įormatVerified: Attempts to verify if the format is in-line with those used by the domain.
This is the mailbox name – usually the name of the recipient (e.g. For example and .uk are commonly used domain names. The domain means the name of the website or service provider.
There are certain characters such ‘?’ and ‘#’ that are disallowed. AFD Software make it easy for businesses to check email addresses wherever they are entered by staff or customers.