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devmastersbv/smtp-validate-email
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Validates an email address by checking for MX records and performing and SMTP triplet connection

0.1(9y ago)19461GPL-3.0PHP

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SMTP\_Validate\_Email
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[](#smtp_validate_email)

Perform email address validation/verification via SMTP.

The class retrieves MX records for the email domain and then connects to the domain's SMTP server to try figuring out if the address really exists.

### Some features (see the source for more)

[](#some-features-see-the-source-for-more)

- Not really sending a message, gracefully resetting the session when done
- Command-specific communication timeouts implemented per relevant RFCs
- Catch-all account detection
- Batch mode processing supported
- MX query support on Windows without requiring any PEAR packages
- Logging and debugging support

### Basic example

[](#basic-example)

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