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It's because most registration form not only checks that the email address you entered is valid but also whether it exists. This is done by using nslookup to query for a domain's MX record and then checking the specific address.

Here's a post I found detailing how to use it: http://www.webdigi.co.uk/blog/2009/how-to-check-if-an-email-...



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