VRFY procedure - Validate and verify the recipient's e-mail address

The VRFY function provides the capability to validate and verify a recipient e-mail address. If valid, the recipient's full name and fully qualified mailbox is returned.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramUTL_SMTP.VRFY(c ,recipient,reply)

Parameters

c
An input or output argument of type CONNECTION that specifies the SMTP connection on which to verify the e-mail address.
recipient
An input argument of type VARCHAR(256) that specifies the e-mail address to be verified.
reply
An output argument of type REPLY that returns a single reply line from the SMTP server. It is the last reply line if multiple reply lines are returned by the SMTP server.

Authorization

EXECUTE privilege on the UTL_SMTP module.

Usage notes

This procedure can be invoked using function invocation syntax in a PL/SQL assignment statement.