Is lycos.com a valid email domain?
Mail for lycos.com is handled by 1 server, with mx.lycos.com.cust.b.hostedemail.com tried first.
It is a free, public mailbox provider, and it is not on our disposable list.
SPF is published and ends with ~all. DMARC is set to none.
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MX records
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | mx.lycos.com.cust.b.hostedemail.com | 64.98.38.4 |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 ip4:209.202.249.0/24 ip4:209.202.250.0/24 ip4:209.202.245.201 ip4:209.202.245.202 ip4:209.202.245.203 ip4:209.202.246.0/24 include:_spf.hostedemail.com ~all
DMARC
Policy: none
v=DMARC1; p=none;
Disposable?
No, not on our disposable list.
Free provider?
Yes, a free public mailbox provider.
What this means for your email list
Is a free-provider address a problem?
Not by itself. lycos.com is a normal mailbox provider used by real people, and mail to it is delivered reliably. The thing to watch is whether the specific mailbox exists, which a domain check cannot tell you, so verify each address.
Sender authentication
lycos.com has DMARC in monitoring mode (p=none). It collects reports but does not yet block spoofed mail, so the domain is easier to impersonate.
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- Is lycos.com a valid email domain?
- Yes. lycos.com 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 lycos.com a disposable email domain?
- No. lycos.com is not on our disposable list, but it is a free public provider. The list is updated regularly, and new throwaway domains appear all the time.
- What are the MX records for lycos.com?
- mx.lycos.com.cust.b.hostedemail.com (priority 5).
- Does lycos.com have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending ~all. DMARC: yes, policy none.