yahoo.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:36 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
25 passed 4 warnings 0 failed 3 info

SPF

info

SPF record published

Found

Record
v=spf1 redirect=_spf.mail.yahoo.com
DNS lookups
3 of 10
Void lookups
0 of 2

Checks

  • ✓ No deprecated ptr mechanism #1
    No ptr mechanism found in SPF record.
  • ✓ 3 of 10 DNS lookups #2
    SPF record needs 3 DNS lookups (limit is 10).
  • i
    Delegated via redirect
    SPF record has no 'all' mechanism but redirects to _spf.mail.yahoo.com, whose policy applies.
    #3
  • ✓ 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

pass

p=reject (_dmarc.yahoo.com)

Found

Record
v=DMARC1; p=reject; pct=100; rua=mailto:d@rua.agari.com; ruf=mailto:d@ruf.agari.com;
Found at
_dmarc.yahoo.com
External report address
mailto:d@rua.agari.com (authorized)
External report address
mailto:d@ruf.agari.com (authorized)
TagValueMeaning
vDMARC1Version
prejectPolicy
pct100Percentage of mail the policy applies to
ruamailto:d@rua.agari.comAggregate report addresses
rufmailto:d@ruf.agari.comFailure report addresses

Checks

  • ✓ Policy: reject #4
    DMARC policy is set to 'reject', which provides the strongest protection against email spoofing.
  • ✓ Record published #5
    DMARC record exists for this domain.
  • ✓ Valid syntax #17
    DMARC record syntax is valid.
  • ✓ Applies to 100% of mail #18
    DMARC policy applies to all failing mail.
  • ✓ Aggregate reports enabled #19
    Aggregate reports are sent to: mailto:d@rua.agari.com
  • ✓ Subdomain policy: reject #20
    Subdomains are covered by policy 'reject'.
  • ✓ External report addresses authorized #29
    Report addresses in other domains have published their authorization.

DKIM

warn

No keys found under the checked selectors

Found

Selectors
None found
_domainkey
NOERROR

Checks

  • !
    No key under common selectors
    The _domainkey name exists but no DKIM key was found under the common selectors. Selectors are provider-specific; check yours with -selector.
    #7

DNSSEC

warn

Not signed

Found

DNSKEY records
No (0)
DS at parent
No

Checks

  • !
    Not enabled
    DNSSEC is not enabled for this domain. Consider enabling DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing attacks.
    #8

MX

warn

3 mail servers

Found

PriorityHostRecordsReverse DNS
1mta5.am0.yahoodns.netA 98.136.96.75 A 98.136.96.74 A 98.136.96.77 A 67.195.228.110 A 67.195.204.73 A 98.136.96.76 A 67.195.204.77 A 67.195.228.111mtaproxy1.free.mail.vip.ne1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy2.free.mail.vip.ne1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy5.free.mail.vip.ne1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy3.free.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy4.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy4.free.mail.vip.ne1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy1.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy4.free.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com ✓
1mta6.am0.yahoodns.netA 98.136.96.77 A 67.195.204.73 A 67.195.228.110 A 67.195.228.94 A 67.195.204.79 A 67.195.204.72 A 67.195.228.111 A 98.136.96.74mtaproxy5.free.mail.vip.ne1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy4.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy3.free.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy1.free.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy2.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy3.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy4.free.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy2.free.mail.vip.ne1.yahoo.com ✓
1mta7.am0.yahoodns.netA 67.195.204.77 A 67.195.204.72 A 98.136.96.77 A 67.195.228.111 A 67.195.204.74 A 67.195.204.73 A 67.195.228.110 A 98.136.96.74mtaproxy1.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy3.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy5.free.mail.vip.ne1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy4.free.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy5.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy4.free.mail.vip.bf1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy3.free.mail.vip.gq1.yahoo.com ✓ mtaproxy2.free.mail.vip.ne1.yahoo.com ✓

Checks

  • ✓ 3 MX records #9
    Found 3 MX records for this domain.
  • ✓ All hosts resolve #10
    All MX records resolve to valid IP addresses.
  • !
    Hosts without IPv6
    The following MX hosts could not be resolved to IPv6 addresses: mta5.am0.yahoodns.net, mta6.am0.yahoodns.net, mta7.am0.yahoodns.net
    #11
  • ✓ Redundant MX hosts #12
    Found 3 MX records, which provides redundancy for email delivery.
  • ✓ At most 5 MX records #13
    Found 3 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 24 MX addresss have a PTR record that resolves back to them.

TLS

warn

MTA-STS testing · TLS-RPT · DANE on 0 of 3 MX hosts

Found

MTA-STS record
v=STSv1; id=20161109010200Z;
Policy URL
https://mta-sts.yahoo.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt
Mode
testing
Allowed MX
*.am0.yahoodns.net, *.mail.gm0.yahoodns.net, *.mail.am0.yahoodns.net
Max age
86400 seconds
TLS-RPT record
v=TLSRPTv1; rua=mailto:mta_sts.report@yahoo.com

DANE (TLSA records)

MX hostTLSADNSSEC
mta5.am0.yahoodns.netnone-
mta6.am0.yahoodns.netnone-
mta7.am0.yahoodns.netnone-

Checks

  • ✓ Record published #32
    MTA-STS record found with id 20161109010200Z.
  • !
    Policy in testing mode
    With mode: testing, senders only report TLS problems (via TLS-RPT) and still deliver without TLS. Switch to mode: enforce once reports are clean.
    #33
  • ✓ All MX hosts covered #34
    Every MX host matches an mx: line of the MTA-STS policy.
  • ✓ Reports enabled #35
    TLS reports are sent to: mailto:mta_sts.report@yahoo.com
  • 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

Checks

  • i
    Not configured
    BIMI shows your logo next to your mail in supporting mail clients. It requires DMARC enforcement.
    #38