I am trying to validate a email. What i tought of is to basically read the messages connecting to this mailbox. and i have followed this blow https://www.scottbrady91.com/email-verification/python-email-verification-script
Below is my script:
import socket
import smtplib
import dns.resolver
email_address = 'dummy@cisco.com'
#Pull domain name from email address
domain_name = email_address.split('@')[1]
#get the MX record for the domain
my_resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver()
records = my_resolver.resolve(domain_name, 'MX')
mxRecord = records[0].exchange
mxRecord = str(mxRecord)
# ping email server
#check if the email address exists
# Get local server hostname
host = socket.gethostname()
# SMTP lib setup (use debug level for full output)
server = smtplib.SMTP()
server.set_debuglevel(0)
# SMTP Conversation
server.connect(mxRecord)
server.helo(host)
server.mail('test@zozo.com')
code, message = server.rcpt(str(addressToVerify))
server.quit()
if code == 250:
print('Yes')
else:
print('N')
the thing is every email is returned as valid until the domain is valid any help is appriciated