Anyone who works with data recognizes the need to validate it after user input. Basic validation validates the format and guarantees that the data is neither empty nor longer than intended. Only specific data types, such as date and time, phone numbers, and, of course, email addresses, require this last item.
It is important to distinguish the words validate and verify in order to undertake a more advanced validation. Verifying an email address entails ensuring that it exists and that it matches a mailbox hosted on a properly configured server.
The significance of not just validating but also confirming an email address
When a person registers on your website and makes an error in his email address, he will be perplexed as to why he does not receive a confirmation email and will leave his registration, believing that your website is broken.
Even worse, if you send emails to mailing lists with invalid email addresses on a regular basis, they will bounce back, and your domain name will be flagged as a spam domain, resulting in fines and a loss of deliverability for all your emails.
As a result, validating an email address is critical for increasing the success rates of all things involving your users’ email addresses and improving your business.
How to authenticate and verify an email address quickly and easily.
EmailOversight offers an email validation API service.
The service is quick and may be accessed with only a GET request. The email address format, domain setup, and availability of an SMTP server are all checked by Abstract. It will also detect if the email address is given by a disposable email provider, which is useful to know before approving the establishment of a user account.
The requirements for validating an email address should be kept to a bare minimum. The name of the email box (before the @) can contain any characters, including spaces, according to RCF 2822. On the other hand, ensuring the presence of a dot in the domain name (after the @) is sufficient.
However, in terms of verification, a far more complicated method is necessary. The domain name must be verified using the verification script. It must also scan the DNS records for MX fields, which show the addresses of the domain’s email servers. Check that the SMTP servers exist and are operational using these addresses. Implementing such a system on your own may be a waste of time, especially when there is a reliable and free web service that can do everything for you.
What Are the Benefits of Email Validation?
Validating your mailing list before sending out email marketing campaigns offers a number of benefits.
- It enhances email deliverability by removing all incorrect email addresses from your list, resulting in a 98 percent reduction in bounce rates.
- Helps you maintain a good Sender Score.
- You will save money by not sending emails to inactive users, which will increase your revenue.
- Because you’ll be able to send emails to the proper people, you’ll have a higher conversion rate.