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Re: [Jmap] Address Validation (was Re: Submission)

"John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Mon, 24 April 2017 14:49 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Jmap] Address Validation (was Re: Submission)
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In article <1492999438.3318688.953774952.11A8EA9B@webmail.messagingengine.com> you write:
> There's definitely value in that from a
>usability perspective, particularly in a large company or university or something where valid address lookup is available.

If it's just address validation, I still don't see a lot of value in
doing that separately before you send the message.  On the other hand,
if the address is local there's likely to be an LDAP server that can
populate other parts of the address book than just the address.

R's,
John

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