What confidence does
Recovery confidence helps decide whether a catch-all result should be sent with caution, manually reviewed, or suppressed according to your list policy.
All concepts
Catch-all recovery semantics
Catch-all recovery confidence
Recovery confidence is a routing signal for catch-all results, not a guarantee that a mailbox exists.
Canonical status
risky
Status language is backed by the shared validation result contract and product publish gates.
Quality signals
- recovery confidence
- recommended action
- catch-all
Recommended actions
- Use confidence to segment review queues
- Keep confidence separate from canonical status
- Avoid deterministic mailbox-existence claims
What confidence does not do
It does not turn a risky catch-all into valid, send verification emails, or claim deterministic mailbox existence.
Related resources
Common questions
Can confidence change the validation status?
No. Recovery fields are separate from the canonical validation status and should be interpreted as routing guidance.