Question Enable automated email validation

[fly]

I'm confused as to what this does and also its warning.

First, without this enabled, will the addon still attempt to validate email addresses before actually sending the message?

Second, the wording here doesn't make sense, "Your server must accept outgoing connections on port 25". Accept implies incoming, but the word outgoing is there. Also, what if I'm using an external mail server like AWS SES?

 

[Fillip H.]

First, without this enabled, will the addon still attempt to validate email addresses before actually sending the message?

No, there will never be any validation when actually sending the message, because that would absolutely kill performance.

Second, the wording here doesn't make sense, "Your server must accept outgoing connections on port 25". Accept implies incoming, but the word outgoing is there.

What about the word "outgoing" doesn't make sense? It means your server must not block requests sent from your server to, f.ex. mail.google.com on port 25.

Also, what if I'm using an external mail server like AWS SES?

That does not change anything, as the email validation uses your own server to connect to the 3rd party mail servers to check if the account is valid.

 

[fly]

I'd think "Your server must allow outgoing connections on port 25" would be clearer. The word accept makes me think inbound connections, but maybe that's just me.

And since AWS doesn't allow EC2 instances out on 25, it seems I can't use that part of the plugin. Guess I need to do external email address validation. :|

 

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