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Old 06-10-2009
How to verify email address using mailx command ?

Is there any way i can verify the email address (before sending the mail) using the mailx command ?
I know that

Code:
sendmail -bv email@address.com

can do it but there is a compatibility issues with the version of Unix we have. So mailx is the only command we can used at this point.

Any pointers in this regard will be appreciated. Smilie
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Old 06-11-2009
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Originally Posted by rak007
Is there any way i can verify the email address (before sending the mail) using the mailx command ?
I know that

Code:
sendmail -bv email@address.com

can do it but there is a compatibility issues with the version of Unix we have. So mailx is the only command we can used at this point.

Any pointers in this regard will be appreciated. Smilie

May be
Code:
telnet address.com
EHLO address.com
VRFY email

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