Is ul.ac.za a valid email domain?
ul.ac.za has working mail routing: 5 MX records pointing to Google (Gmail or Google Workspace), led by aspmx.l.google.com.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | aspmx.l.google.com | 142.251.127.26, 2a00:1450:4001:c21::1a |
| 10 | alt2.aspmx.l.google.com | 172.253.152.26, 2a00:1450:4010:c22::1a |
| 10 | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com | 142.250.147.26, 2a00:1450:4025:c01::1a |
| 15 | alt4.aspmx.l.google.com | 192.178.158.27, 2404:6800:4013:813::1b |
| 15 | alt3.aspmx.l.google.com | 192.179.20.26, 2404:6800:4000:1027::1b |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 ip4:196.21.218.222 ip4:196.21.218.131 ip4:196.21.218.223 ip4:196.21.218.110 ip4:196.21.212.236 include:_spf.google.com include:mh.blackboard.com ~all
DMARC
Policy: none
v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=none; ri=84600; rua=mailto:dmarc@ul.ac.za
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
ul.ac.za 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
ul.ac.za 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 ul.ac.za a valid email domain?
- Yes. ul.ac.za 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 ul.ac.za a disposable email domain?
- No. ul.ac.za 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 ul.ac.za?
- aspmx.l.google.com (priority 5); alt2.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 10); alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 10); alt4.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 15); alt3.aspmx.l.google.com (priority 15).
- Does ul.ac.za have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending ~all. DMARC: yes, policy none.