Mail domain report: hostgator.com

SPF

fail

SPF record published

Found

Record: v=spf1 ip4:209.17.115.0/24 ip4:64.69.218.0/24 include:spf.constantcontact.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:_spf2.hostgator.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:eig.spf.a.cloudfilter.net include:_spf.myorderbox.com include:spf.websitewelcome.com -all
DNS lookups: 11 of 10
Void lookups: 0 of 2

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✓ No deprecated ptr mechanism #1

No ptr mechanism found in SPF record.
✗

11 DNS lookups, over the limit of 10

SPF record needs 11 DNS lookups (including nested includes), more than the limit of 10. Receivers will return a permerror; reduce includes or flatten the record.

#2
✓ Ends with -all #3

SPF record properly uses -all to restrict unauthorized senders.
✓ Record published #6

SPF record exists for this domain.
✓ Single record #16

Exactly one SPF record is published.
✓ Valid syntax #25

All SPF mechanisms and modifiers are valid.
✓ No void lookups #26

All include/redirect targets exist.
✓ No overly broad IP ranges #27

All ip4/ip6 ranges are narrow enough.

DMARC

fail

p=none (_dmarc.hostgator.com)

Found

Record: v=DMARC1; p=none; pct=100; rua=mailto:re+kgjw4j9bykj@dmarc.postmarkapp.com; sp=none; aspf=r;
Found at: _dmarc.hostgator.com
External report address: mailto:re+kgjw4j9bykj@dmarc.postmarkapp.com (authorized)

Tag	Value	Meaning
v	DMARC1	Version
p	none	Policy
sp	none	Subdomain policy
pct	100	Percentage of mail the policy applies to
rua	mailto:re+kgjw4j9bykj@dmarc.postmarkapp.com	Aggregate report addresses
aspf	r	SPF alignment (r = relaxed, s = strict)

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✗

Policy: none (monitoring only)

DMARC policy is set to 'none', which only monitors but doesn't protect against spoofing. Consider upgrading to 'quarantine' or ideally 'reject'.

#4
✓ Record published #5

DMARC record exists for this domain.
✓ Valid syntax #17

DMARC record syntax is valid.
✓ Aggregate reports enabled #19

Aggregate reports are sent to: mailto:re+kgjw4j9bykj@dmarc.postmarkapp.com
✓ External report addresses authorized #29

Report addresses in other domains have published their authorization.

DKIM

warn

Selectors: selector1, google, s1, s2

Found

Selectors: selector1, google, s1, s2
_domainkey: NOERROR

Selector	Key	Flags
selector1	RSA 2048 bits
google	RSA 1024 bits
s1	RSA 2048 bits
s2	RSA 2048 bits

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✓ Keys found: selector1, google, s1, s2 #7

DKIM keys found for this domain with selectors: selector1, google, s1, s2
!

1024-bit DKIM key

1024-bit RSA keys are the minimum and are considered weak today: google (1024 bits). Rotate to a 2048-bit key.

#23
✓ No problematic flags #24

No keys in test mode, revoked, or limited to SHA-1.

DNSSEC

warn

Not signed

Found

DNSKEY records: No (0)
DS at parent: No

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!

Not enabled

DNSSEC is not enabled for this domain. Consider enabling DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing attacks.

#8

MX

warn

1 mail server

Found

Priority	Host	Records	Reverse DNS
0	hostgator-com.mail.eo.outlook.com	A 52.101.11.17 A 52.101.202.153 A 52.101.10.16 A 52.101.42.170 AAAA 2a01:111:f403:f805::4 AAAA 2a01:111:f403:f909::3 AAAA 2a01:111:f403:f909::1 AAAA 2a01:111:f403:f803::	mail-sn1pr0501cu00301.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-ph0pr02cu00101.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-bn6pr21cu00500.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-mw5pr21cu00102.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-mw2pr05cu00104.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-bnypr03cu00103.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-bn0pr02cu00301.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-byapr02cu00300.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓

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✓ 1 MX record #9

Found 1 MX records for this domain.
✓ All hosts resolve #10

All MX records resolve to valid IP addresses.
✓ All hosts have IPv6 #11

All MX records resolve to IPv6 addresses.
!

Single MX host, no backup

Only one MX record found. For better email reliability, consider adding at least one backup MX server.

#12
✓ At most 5 MX records #13

Found 1 MX records, which is within the recommended range (1-5).
✓ No localhost targets #14

No MX records pointing to localhost found.
✓ No private IP addresses #15

No MX records resolving to private IP addresses found.
✓ No CNAME targets #22

No MX records point to a CNAME.
✓ Reverse DNS confirmed #30

All 8 MX addresss have a PTR record that resolves back to them.

TLS

warn

no MTA-STS · no TLS-RPT · DANE on 0 of 1 MX hosts

Found

DANE (TLSA records)

MX host	TLSA	DNSSEC
hostgator-com.mail.eo.outlook.com	none	-

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!

Not configured

MTA-STS is not configured, so other mail servers fall back to unencrypted delivery when TLS fails or is stripped by an attacker. Publish a _mta-sts TXT record and a policy at https://mta-sts.<domain>/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.

#32
i

Not configured

TLS-RPT lets senders report TLS delivery problems to you. It is most useful together with MTA-STS or DANE.

#35
i

Not used

No MX host publishes TLSA records. DANE lets senders verify your mail server's certificate through DNSSEC; it requires DNSSEC on the MX host's zone.

#36

BIMI

info

No BIMI record

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i

Not configured

BIMI shows your logo next to your mail in supporting mail clients. It requires DMARC enforcement.

#38