[Koha-bugs] [Bug 32136] New: E-mail testing

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32136

            Bug ID: 32136
           Summary: E-mail testing
 Change sponsored?: ---
           Product: Koha
           Version: master
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: Patrons
          Assignee: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
          Reporter: cbrannon at cdalibrary.org
        QA Contact: testopia at bugs.koha-community.org
                CC: gmcharlt at gmail.com, kyle.m.hall at gmail.com

Email Checker (email-checker.net) is a tool that does some e-mail validation. 
Step 1 Koha already does, but I am curious if Koha could do steps 2 and 3?

How do we verify an email ?
First it checks for email address format.
Then make sure that domain name is valid. We also check whether it’s a
disposable email address or not.
In the final step, It extracts the MX records from the domain records and
connects to the email server (over SMTP and also simulates sending a message)
to make sure the mailbox really exists for that user/address. Some mail servers
do not cooperate in the process, in such cases, the result of this email
verification tool may not be as accurate as expected.

The tool itself limits you to 5 checks per hour.  There is a premium plan, and
also an API.

Only 5 lookups per hour, in free plan.

Upgrade to our premium plan or use the API.

This would be a great tool when creating a patron record.  With the way it is
worded, I don't know if the API is free to use, but if not, I'm wondering if we
could incorporate the same methods in Koha?

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