Is ucsb.edu a valid email domain?
Mail for ucsb.edu is handled by 5 servers at Google (Gmail or Google Workspace), with aspmx.l.google.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 (Google (Gmail or Google Workspace))
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | aspmx.l.google.com | 142.251.127.26, 2a00:1450:4001:c21::1b |
| 5 | alt2.aspmx.l.google.com | 172.253.152.27, 2a00:1450:4010:c22::1a |
| 5 | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com | 142.250.147.27, 2a00:1450:4025:c01::1b |
| 10 | aspmx3.googlemail.com | 172.253.152.27, 2a00:1450:4010:c22::1b |
| 10 | aspmx2.googlemail.com | 142.250.147.26, 2a00:1450:4025:c01::1b |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 include:_spf.ucsb.edu ~all
DMARC
Policy: none
v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc-reports+ucsb@connect.ucsb.edu; ruf=mailto:dmarc-reports+ucsb@connect.ucsb.edu; sp=none; fo=1; adkim=r; aspf=r
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
ucsb.edu 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 ucsb.edu a valid email domain?
- Yes. ucsb.edu 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 ucsb.edu a disposable email domain?
- No. ucsb.edu 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 ucsb.edu?
- aspmx.l.google.com (priority 1); alt2.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 5); alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 5); aspmx3.googlemail.com (priority 10); aspmx2.googlemail.com (priority 10).
- Does ucsb.edu have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending ~all. DMARC: yes, policy none.