-#! /usr/bin/perl -W
+#! /usr/bin/perl -w
#
-# checkmail Version 0.5 by Thomas Hochstein
+# checkmail Version 0.6.1 by Thomas Hochstein
#
# This script tries to verify the deliverability of (a) mail address(es).
#
-# Copyright (c) 2002-2010 Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
+# Copyright (c) 2002-2011 Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
#
# It can be redistributed and/or modified under the same terms under
# which Perl itself is published.
-our $VERSION = "0.5";
+our $VERSION = "0.6.1";
################################# Configuration ################################
# Please fill in a working configuration!
# connection failure?
if ($success < 0) {
$status = connection_failed(@message);
+ # reset status - the address has been checked and _is_ valid!
+ $status = 3;
+ print " > Address verification currently impossible. You'll have to try again or send a test mail ...\n" if !($options{'q'});
# verification impossible?
} elsif ($success) {
$status = 3;