Is mcgill.ca a valid email domain?
Mail for mcgill.ca is handled by 1 server at Microsoft (Outlook or Microsoft 365), with mcgill-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com tried first.
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 none.
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MX records (Microsoft (Outlook or Microsoft 365))
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | mcgill-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com | 52.101.190.0, 52.101.190.2 |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.mcgill.ca include:_exchspf.mcgill.ca ?all
DMARC
Policy: none
v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc.ncs@mcgill.ca;
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
mcgill.ca 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 mcgill.ca a valid email domain?
- Yes. mcgill.ca 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 mcgill.ca a disposable email domain?
- No. mcgill.ca 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 mcgill.ca?
- mcgill-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com (priority 10).
- Does mcgill.ca have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending ?all. DMARC: yes, policy none.