Is mail.de a valid email domain?
mail.de has working mail routing: 2 MX records pointing, led by mx02.mail.de.
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 quarantine.
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MX records
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | mx02.mail.de | 194.113.42.52, 2a0f:f640::52 |
| 10 | mx01.mail.de | 194.113.42.51, 2a0f:f640::51 |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 ip4:62.201.172.0/27 ip4:62.201.172.32/27 ip6:2001:0868:0100:0600::/64 ip4:194.113.42.0/26 ip6:2a0f:f640::/56 ~all
DMARC
Policy: quarantine
v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:dmarc-rua@mail.de
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?
No: plenty of genuine customers use mail.de. For business-to-business sales a free address can mean a personal contact instead of a work one, so segment these separately if that matters to you. The address itself still needs checking for typos and dead mailboxes.
Sender authentication
mail.de 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 mail.de a valid email domain?
- Yes. mail.de 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 mail.de a disposable email domain?
- No. mail.de 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 mail.de?
- mx02.mail.de (priority 10); mx01.mail.de (priority 10).
- Does mail.de have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending ~all. DMARC: yes, policy quarantine.