Const strValidUser = "andermc"; '<- My NT/Exchange username Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Set objNS = objOutlook.GetNamespace("MAPI") Set objRecipient = objNS.CreateRecipient(strValidUser) objRecipient.Resolve If (False = objRecipient.Resolved ) Then '<- not return value from above! 'need to exit nicely