Is birmingham.ac.uk a valid email domain?
birmingham.ac.uk can receive email. It publishes 2 mail servers, run by Proofpoint, and the first choice is mx07-002d3c02.pphosted.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.
No SPF record was found. DMARC is set to reject.
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MX records (Proofpoint)
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | mx07-002d3c02.pphosted.com | 66.159.232.237 |
| 10 | mx08-002d3c02.pphosted.com | 66.159.234.57 |
SPF
No record found
DMARC
Policy: reject
v=DMARC1; p=reject; fo=1; rua=mailto:dmarc_rua@emaildefense.proofpoint.com; ruf=mailto:dmarc_ruf@emaildefense.proofpoint.com;
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
birmingham.ac.uk looks like an organisation's own domain. Those are usually good leads, and also where bounces come from: people change jobs and mailboxes get closed. Checking each address, including whether the server accepts any recipient, avoids damaging your sender reputation.
Sender authentication
birmingham.ac.uk has a strict DMARC policy (reject): mail that fails authentication is refused, which protects its brand from spoofing and means anyone sending as birmingham.ac.uk must have SPF and DKIM set up correctly.
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- Is birmingham.ac.uk a valid email domain?
- Yes. birmingham.ac.uk publishes 2 MX records and can receive email. Whether a particular mailbox exists is a separate question that only a mailbox check can answer.
- Is birmingham.ac.uk a disposable email domain?
- No. birmingham.ac.uk 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 birmingham.ac.uk?
- mx07-002d3c02.pphosted.com (priority 10); mx08-002d3c02.pphosted.com (priority 10).
- Does birmingham.ac.uk have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: no record found. DMARC: yes, policy reject.