How do I decipher the email validator report?

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I uploaded a list of email addresses and got the report. I don’t understand the implications of the following terms:

status valid_format in_blacklist valid_dns valid_smtp
TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE
FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE

Which terms are most important in determining whether a address is likely to generate a bounce?

Thanks.
Gary

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I found the information that I needed here:

…and here:

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hello @gapeyrot, thank you for your request!
Yes, the video is a good source to learn from!

The most important is “status”, and the other columns could elaborate more details.

status - status of an email: RECEIVING - email is valid, INVALID - email is invalid, BLACKLISTED - email was found in a blacklist, UNKNOWN - the service cannot determine if the email is valid or not.
valid_format - specifies if the general format of an email is correct.
in_blacklist - specifies if an email was found on a blacklist (complainers, email traps).
valid_dns - specifies if the DNS records of the email domain are valid.
valid_smtp - specifies if an email accepts emails via SMTP.