# email use
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-use/414589
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [August 6, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-use/414589 "2007-08-06T05:39:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-use/414589/1 "2007-08-06T05:39:38Z")
I have an old friend that I’m thinking about emailing, but I don’t want to email him if he doesn’t use his old email address. Is there any way to find out if an email account at yahoo is still in use?
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### Author:  [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-use/414589/2 "2007-08-06T06:31:17Z")
Well if he doenst use it anymore chances are no one else does. Whats the harm in just email him just to see if it is him? I suppose you could always create another email account to send him one to see if you get once bounced back but that doenst mean that he is still the one using it.
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### Author:  [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-use/414589/3 "2007-08-06T06:31:49Z")
Email him, and see if it bounces? I’m curious, though, about why you wouldn’t want to email him if his address has changed.
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### Author:  [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2007, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-use/414589/4 "2007-08-06T06:42:31Z")
Try this.
[http://www.broadband-help.com/tools/email-check/](http://www.broadband-help.com/tools/email-check/)
Not 100% accurate - but worth a shot.