Is gov.za a valid email domain?
gov.za has working mail routing: 1 MX record pointing, led by mta.gov.za.
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. No DMARC policy was found.
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MX records
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | mta.gov.za | 163.195.1.225 |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 mx a ip4:163.195.16.25/32 ip4:163.195.16.101/32 ip4:163.195.1.225/32 ip4:163.195.16.237/32 include:_spf.synaq.com ~all
DMARC
No record found
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
gov.za has no DMARC policy, so receivers have no instruction on what to do with mail that fails authentication. Large mailbox providers now expect bulk senders to publish one.
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- Is gov.za a valid email domain?
- Yes. gov.za publishes 1 MX record and can receive email. Whether a particular mailbox exists is a separate question that only a mailbox check can answer.
- Is gov.za a disposable email domain?
- No. gov.za 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 gov.za?
- mta.gov.za (priority 100).
- Does gov.za have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending ~all. DMARC: no record found.