Global Email V3:FAQ

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Required Fields

Mandatory:

• CustomerID - "Your License Key"
• Email - "Email to validate"

Optional:

• RecordID = "Internal Reference"
• TransmissionReference = "Internal Reference"
• Options = "Options to set"

Mailbox Validation

What is the difference between mailbox and normal email validation?

Currently, our email object only performs normal email validation which is essentially just a simple spell check, mail server and domain check. Our Global Email Web Service does both mailbox and normal email validation. Mailbox validation means that the mailbox in the mail server is actually active and exists.

What is mailbox validation?

Mailbox validation is more comprehensive beyond than a MX Domain check. Mailbox validation actually asks the mail server to see if that mailbox account is active and if it exists. Otherwise we will only check to see if the mail server is active and if the mail server exists.

Why does an email have no mailbox validation?

Mailbox validation will only occur if the ES01 result code is returned and if options are set.

Verify Mailbox Option

What are the differences between the different modes (OFF, MIXED, FAST, REALTIME)?

Verify Mailbox Options

Unicode

All emails that are unicoded are detected and will return a ES23 result code as well

Validation: Mailbox Vs. Domain

What is the difference between mailbox validation and domain validation?

Mailbox validation confirms that the email account is valid (e.g. "email@gmail.com") while domain validation only verifies that the domain (e.g. "gmail.com") is valid.

What speeds can I expect from this webservice?

The speed of the service depends on the mode (OFF, MIXED, FAST, REALTIME), protocol (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML) and the number of threads.

Verify Mailbox: OFF

• You can expect 119,000 - 171,360 validations per hour single threaded.
• You can expect 206,000 - 248,000 validations per hour with 5 threads.

Verify Mailbox: MIXED

• You can expect 80,000 - 84,000 validations per hour single threaded.
• You can expect 131,000 - 135,000 validations per hour with 5 threads.

Verify Mailbox: FAST

• You can expect 144,000 - 153,000 validations per hour single threaded.
• You can expect 191,000 - 217,000 validations per hour with 5 threads.

Verify Mailbox: REALTIME

• You can expect 15,000 - 16,000 validations per hour single threaded.
• You can expect 45,000 - 79,000 validations per hour with 5 threads.

'Good' Email

What is a good email?

A good email consists of valid characters for the mailbox name, an '@' symbol, and a valid domain name. If mailbox validation option is set, a good email consist of valid characters, valid domain name, and active/existing mailbox account on that mail server.