From e8c5b7b2ff65a415212c2589256f7809e3ac3b2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:27:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Don't temp-fail on random address check.

If the address has successfully been checked,
but the subsequent check of a random address
is failing with a 4xx response (or a network
problem pp.), the address has been validated
and should be handled that way.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
---
 checkmail.pl | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/checkmail.pl b/checkmail.pl
index c89ca9f..271da4f 100644
--- a/checkmail.pl
+++ b/checkmail.pl
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ sub checksmtp {
         # 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;