Is st-andrews.ac.uk a valid email domain?
st-andrews.ac.uk can receive email. It publishes 5 mail servers, and the first choice is mx02.st-andrews.ac.uk.
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 reject.
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MX records
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | mx02.st-andrews.ac.uk | 138.251.7.122 |
| 5 | mx04.st-andrews.ac.uk | 138.251.7.124 |
| 5 | mx01.st-andrews.ac.uk | 138.251.7.121 |
| 5 | mx03.st-andrews.ac.uk | 138.251.7.123 |
| 5 | mx05.st-andrews.ac.uk | 138.251.7.125 |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 ip4:138.251.6.248 ip4:138.251.6.249 ip4:138.251.6.241 ip4:138.251.6.250 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all
DMARC
Policy: reject
v=DMARC1;p=reject;rua=mailto:dmarc@st-andrews.ac.uk;ruf=mailto:dmarc@st-andrews.ac.uk;adkim=r;aspf=r;sp=reject
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
st-andrews.ac.uk looks like an organisation's own domain. Those are usually good leads, and also where bounces come from: people change jobs and mailboxes get closed. Checking each address, including whether the server accepts any recipient, avoids damaging your sender reputation.
Sender authentication
st-andrews.ac.uk has a strict DMARC policy (reject): mail that fails authentication is refused, which protects its brand from spoofing and means anyone sending as st-andrews.ac.uk must have SPF and DKIM set up correctly.
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- Is st-andrews.ac.uk a valid email domain?
- Yes. st-andrews.ac.uk publishes 5 MX records and can receive email. Whether a particular mailbox exists is a separate question that only a mailbox check can answer.
- Is st-andrews.ac.uk a disposable email domain?
- No. st-andrews.ac.uk 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 st-andrews.ac.uk?
- mx02.st-andrews.ac.uk (priority 5); mx04.st-andrews.ac.uk (priority 5); mx01.st-andrews.ac.uk (priority 5); mx03.st-andrews.ac.uk (priority 5); mx05.st-andrews.ac.uk (priority 5).
- Does st-andrews.ac.uk have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending -all. DMARC: yes, policy reject.