List verification
Six verification verdicts
What valid, catch-all, unknown, role, full mailbox and disabled mean on an EmailPal verification result.
The six answers
| Verdict | Send? |
|---|---|
| Valid | Yes — the server rejected an impossible mailbox and accepted this one. |
| Catch-all | Risky. The domain accepts anything. |
| Unknown | The server would not say. Treat as unverified. |
| Role | Shared/functional address. Often filtered. |
| Full mailbox | Exists, cannot receive now. Sending creates a bounce later. |
| Disabled | Not accepting mail. |
FAQs
Why is a real person at a catch-all company marked catch-all?
Because we cannot distinguish them from a typo. The domain said yes to a mailbox that cannot exist. See Catch-all detection.
Is role always bad?
It is a different kind of risk: one inbox, many readers, more likely to be filtered or to trigger a complaint.