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[nolly]

I occasionally wish there was a way to ping an email address. I don't want to actually email the person; I just want to determine if the address is stil valid.

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[stannate.livejournal.com]

Is finger turned on?

[nolly.livejournal.com]

I doubt it. We're talking major commercial provider here. (Well, in the current case.)

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[stannate.livejournal.com]

Hrm. Finger was the first thing that came to my mind. I'm still not that Unix-sharp to think of an alternative.