Accuracy & trust

What every EmailCheq result actually means.

We separate technical risk screening from mailbox-level verification, then give every row an explicit next action. No vague “valid” badge and no guarantee a mail server cannot honestly provide.

Ready

Strong technical signals and no detected blocker. A provider result is shown separately when one was run.

Verify

Mixed, catch-all, protected, free-provider, or shared-inbox signals need more confidence before a higher-stakes send.

Fix

A likely domain typo was detected. EmailCheq shows a suggestion but never silently changes the exported address.

Suppress

Invalid syntax, missing mail infrastructure, disposable risk, or a provider rejection makes the address unsuitable for the sequence.

Basic Check

Fast technical risk screening

  • Syntax and address structure
  • Domain and DNS resolution
  • MX mail-server records
  • Common domain typos
  • Disposable and role-based patterns
  • Provider and catch-all risk signals

Limit: a Basic Check does not connect to the individual mailbox and cannot confirm that it exists.

Verified Check

Provider-backed mailbox confidence

Verified Checks add an external provider result to the technical screen. This is most useful for high-value prospects and rows in the Verify bucket.

Limit: catch-all domains, aliases, greylisting, security filters, and protected mail systems can still return uncertain. Uncertain is reported as uncertain.

How the score becomes an action

1 · Gather signals

Evaluate address structure, infrastructure, provider, and risk patterns.

2 · Respect hard blockers

A typo suggestion or provider rejection overrides an otherwise attractive numeric score.

3 · Preserve uncertainty

Mixed signals stay in Verify; they are not promoted just to make the list look cleaner.

How to evaluate EmailCheq on your own data

  1. 1. Start with a recent sample whose bounce outcomes you already know.
  2. 2. Compare Basic and Verified results separately; they answer different questions.
  3. 3. Measure false-ready addresses, not just the number of green results.
  4. 4. Recheck periodically because domains and mailboxes change over time.

EmailCheq does not publish a universal accuracy percentage because list source, age, domain mix, and recipient security controls materially change real-world outcomes.