Is berkeley.edu a valid email domain?
berkeley.edu can receive email. It publishes 5 mail servers, run by Google (Gmail or Google Workspace), and the first choice is aspmx.l.google.com.
It is not a free provider and is not on our disposable list, so addresses here usually belong to a company, school or other organisation.
SPF is published and ends with ~all. DMARC is set to reject.
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MX records (Google (Gmail or Google Workspace))
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | aspmx.l.google.com | 142.251.168.26, 2a00:1450:400c:c28::1a |
| 5 | alt2.aspmx.l.google.com | 142.251.127.27, 2a00:1450:4010:c22::1b |
| 5 | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com | 192.178.213.27, 2a00:1450:4013:c1e::1a |
| 10 | alt3.aspmx.l.google.com | 192.178.228.26, 2a00:1450:4025:4403::1b |
| 10 | alt4.aspmx.l.google.com | 142.250.147.27, 2404:6800:4013:813::1a |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 include:_spf.berkeley.edu include:_spf2.berkeley.edu include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.qualtrics.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:spf.mailjet.com a:c.spf.service-now.com ~all
DMARC
Policy: reject
v=DMARC1; p=reject; np=reject; psd=n; rua=mailto:dmarcrpt@berkeley.edu; ruf=mailto:dmarcrpt@berkeley.edu
Disposable?
No, not on our disposable list.
Free provider?
No, not a known free provider.
What this means for your email list
What this means for addresses at this domain
The domain accepts mail, but whether a given person's mailbox exists depends on that organisation. Company domains often have staff who left, role mailboxes like info@ and sales@, and sometimes catch-all rules that accept everything. Verify the individual address before you send.
Sender authentication
berkeley.edu has a strict DMARC policy (reject): mail that fails authentication is refused, which protects its brand from spoofing and means anyone sending as berkeley.edu must have SPF and DKIM set up correctly.
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- Is berkeley.edu a valid email domain?
- Yes. berkeley.edu publishes 5 MX records and can receive email. Whether a particular mailbox exists is a separate question that only a mailbox check can answer.
- Is berkeley.edu a disposable email domain?
- No. berkeley.edu is not on our disposable list. The list is updated regularly, and new throwaway domains appear all the time.
- What are the MX records for berkeley.edu?
- aspmx.l.google.com (priority 1); alt2.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 5); alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 5); alt3.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 10); alt4.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 10).
- Does berkeley.edu have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending ~all. DMARC: yes, policy reject.