Using java to validate outlook email address












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Background:
There are some invalid email adress in our system. I want to find all these invalid addresses. Some of these address are outlook address and some are instant message (IM) address.



Issue:
I have meet an issue when use SMTP to validate email address.
SMTP works when validate outlook address like ab1234@outlook.com.
However, SMTP failed to validate instant message (IM) address like bob.archer@corpration.com
which does exist.



Is there a method using java to validate instant message (IM) address.



Hope for your reply,
Thanks.










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  • What does it mean for an e-mail address to be valid?

    – Jacob G.
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:19











  • It means this e-mail address could not receive mail. In my company, we use outlook as work mail box. Some email address is removed and couldn't receive mail any more when its owner was left from our company.

    – allenyu5
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:46













  • In another word, this address doesn't exist. (Could be removed, or never created).

    – allenyu5
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:51
















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Background:
There are some invalid email adress in our system. I want to find all these invalid addresses. Some of these address are outlook address and some are instant message (IM) address.



Issue:
I have meet an issue when use SMTP to validate email address.
SMTP works when validate outlook address like ab1234@outlook.com.
However, SMTP failed to validate instant message (IM) address like bob.archer@corpration.com
which does exist.



Is there a method using java to validate instant message (IM) address.



Hope for your reply,
Thanks.










share|improve this question























  • What does it mean for an e-mail address to be valid?

    – Jacob G.
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:19











  • It means this e-mail address could not receive mail. In my company, we use outlook as work mail box. Some email address is removed and couldn't receive mail any more when its owner was left from our company.

    – allenyu5
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:46













  • In another word, this address doesn't exist. (Could be removed, or never created).

    – allenyu5
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:51














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Background:
There are some invalid email adress in our system. I want to find all these invalid addresses. Some of these address are outlook address and some are instant message (IM) address.



Issue:
I have meet an issue when use SMTP to validate email address.
SMTP works when validate outlook address like ab1234@outlook.com.
However, SMTP failed to validate instant message (IM) address like bob.archer@corpration.com
which does exist.



Is there a method using java to validate instant message (IM) address.



Hope for your reply,
Thanks.










share|improve this question














Background:
There are some invalid email adress in our system. I want to find all these invalid addresses. Some of these address are outlook address and some are instant message (IM) address.



Issue:
I have meet an issue when use SMTP to validate email address.
SMTP works when validate outlook address like ab1234@outlook.com.
However, SMTP failed to validate instant message (IM) address like bob.archer@corpration.com
which does exist.



Is there a method using java to validate instant message (IM) address.



Hope for your reply,
Thanks.







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  • What does it mean for an e-mail address to be valid?

    – Jacob G.
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:19











  • It means this e-mail address could not receive mail. In my company, we use outlook as work mail box. Some email address is removed and couldn't receive mail any more when its owner was left from our company.

    – allenyu5
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:46













  • In another word, this address doesn't exist. (Could be removed, or never created).

    – allenyu5
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:51



















  • What does it mean for an e-mail address to be valid?

    – Jacob G.
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:19











  • It means this e-mail address could not receive mail. In my company, we use outlook as work mail box. Some email address is removed and couldn't receive mail any more when its owner was left from our company.

    – allenyu5
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:46













  • In another word, this address doesn't exist. (Could be removed, or never created).

    – allenyu5
    Nov 26 '18 at 3:51

















What does it mean for an e-mail address to be valid?

– Jacob G.
Nov 26 '18 at 3:19





What does it mean for an e-mail address to be valid?

– Jacob G.
Nov 26 '18 at 3:19













It means this e-mail address could not receive mail. In my company, we use outlook as work mail box. Some email address is removed and couldn't receive mail any more when its owner was left from our company.

– allenyu5
Nov 26 '18 at 3:46







It means this e-mail address could not receive mail. In my company, we use outlook as work mail box. Some email address is removed and couldn't receive mail any more when its owner was left from our company.

– allenyu5
Nov 26 '18 at 3:46















In another word, this address doesn't exist. (Could be removed, or never created).

– allenyu5
Nov 26 '18 at 3:51





In another word, this address doesn't exist. (Could be removed, or never created).

– allenyu5
Nov 26 '18 at 3:51












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Apache commons provides a solid validator that can help you:



https://github.com/apache/commons-validator/blob/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java



You can take a look the link above and use the methods of EmailValidator class.






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    Besides checking the email format (one or more alphanumeric and/or special characters followed by @ with several more alphanumeric characters separated by at least one "."), the only way to validate anything is to actually attempt to use it, be that for email or for IM.






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      You can take a look the link above and use the methods of EmailValidator class.






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        Apache commons provides a solid validator that can help you:



        https://github.com/apache/commons-validator/blob/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java



        You can take a look the link above and use the methods of EmailValidator class.






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          Apache commons provides a solid validator that can help you:



          https://github.com/apache/commons-validator/blob/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java



          You can take a look the link above and use the methods of EmailValidator class.






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          Apache commons provides a solid validator that can help you:



          https://github.com/apache/commons-validator/blob/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java



          You can take a look the link above and use the methods of EmailValidator class.







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              Besides checking the email format (one or more alphanumeric and/or special characters followed by @ with several more alphanumeric characters separated by at least one "."), the only way to validate anything is to actually attempt to use it, be that for email or for IM.






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                Besides checking the email format (one or more alphanumeric and/or special characters followed by @ with several more alphanumeric characters separated by at least one "."), the only way to validate anything is to actually attempt to use it, be that for email or for IM.






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                  Besides checking the email format (one or more alphanumeric and/or special characters followed by @ with several more alphanumeric characters separated by at least one "."), the only way to validate anything is to actually attempt to use it, be that for email or for IM.






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                  Besides checking the email format (one or more alphanumeric and/or special characters followed by @ with several more alphanumeric characters separated by at least one "."), the only way to validate anything is to actually attempt to use it, be that for email or for IM.







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