Ping SMTP server before actually sending out verification emails

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Ping SMTP server before actually sending out verification emails #31

Open Nul-led opened 1 month ago

Nul-led commented 1 month ago

Pinging the SMTP server behind an email (sending a cheap ICMP) allows to easily check for invalid email providers without having to rely on sending the verification email as a proof.

Other options:

Allowlist of email providers
Sending the email regardless of availability of the service

Naviary2 commented 1 month ago

Nice suggestion! Currently I have no feedback on whether or not the sent email was a success. It tells me "email sent!" but I check and the email didn't actually exist.