Is cia.gov a valid email domain?
cia.gov has working mail routing: 2 MX records pointing, led by mail3.cia.gov.
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 quarantine.
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MX records
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | mail3.cia.gov | 12.151.182.158 |
| 10 | mail4.cia.gov | 12.151.182.219 |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 mx -all
DMARC
Policy: quarantine
v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=quarantine; pct=100; rua=mailto:demarcreports@uce.cia.gov; ruf=mailto:demarcfailures@uce.cia.gov; ri=86400; aspf=s; adkim=s; fo=1
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
cia.gov uses a DMARC quarantine policy: mail that fails authentication is sent to spam. That is a sound middle step, and a good sign the owner looks after their email setup.
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- Is cia.gov a valid email domain?
- Yes. cia.gov 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 cia.gov a disposable email domain?
- No. cia.gov 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 cia.gov?
- mail3.cia.gov (priority 10); mail4.cia.gov (priority 10).
- Does cia.gov have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending -all. DMARC: yes, policy quarantine.