Using the E-mail Tool
E-mail is a network tool that lets you
verify an e-mail address.
This tool is your powerful solution for the
standard "message delivery error." There is no need to disturb your clients and
friends anymore to check if their e-mail addresses are still valid. 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 verify 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,
support@microsoft.com).
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
The IP address of the DNS server you want to use.
You can select the default DNS server of the
network stack in your operating system or an alternative one you have added.
Timeout
The number of seconds the E-mail tool tries a DNS server that is not responding.
Retries
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.
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 results of the verifying in the Response
area.
During the verifying, the Verify button toggles to Stop. You
can click Stop at any time to stop the verifying.
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.
E-mail example:
