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		tryauuum on July 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Check If Email Exists majority of mail servers do not support VRFY command, that is why the generic method of checking mail box is trying to send message (via MAIL FROM + RCPT TO) and breaking the sending halfway through

iudqnolq on July 2, 2021 [–]

Okay, but that still sounds to me like taking an overly technical view. I doubt the courts will consider it sending an email if an email isn't received.

smileysteve on July 2, 2021 | [–]

The law defines the word "initiate".

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