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Follow your sender dependencies.

Go beyond a single TXT record. Explore nested sender policies, see the referenced domains and understand where lookup-limit risks come from.

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From record to next step

Evidence, not guesswork.

No. This is a bounded static inspection of includes and applicable redirects. Each include occurrence is counted, even when DNS answers are cached. SPF can short-circuit after a match, so the observed term count is not an exact per-message lookup count. Macros, sender IPs, void lookups and address-mechanism limits are not evaluated. Partial expansion is explicitly marked.

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Choose the exact domain

For MX and SPF, use the domain you want to inspect. DMARC checks _dmarc at that exact domain; inherited organizational policies are not inferred.

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Read the finding, not just the badge

“Inspected” means evidence was parsed, not that delivery is guaranteed. “Needs review” explains a policy trade-off; “Issue found” identifies a configuration problem. Resolver errors stay distinct.

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Verify in your mail workflow

Confirm findings with your receiving provider and real message headers. After DNS changes, allow caches to expire. Review legitimate senders before enforcing stricter policies.

A closer look

The right tool for each record.

Email health check

One place for your mail infrastructure. Inspect public DNS, trace sender policies, understand message headers and draft your DMARC setup. No signup. No email sent.

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MX lookup

See mail servers ordered by preference and resolve their IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Distinguish a working DNS route, broken destinations and a domain that intentionally refuses email.

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SPF checker

Inspect your published sender policy. Find duplicate records, overly permissive endings and common syntax mistakes before they affect authentication.

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DMARC checker

Inspect the policy at the exact _dmarc name and decode its tags. For inherited policy discovery and external-report authorization evidence, use the full DMARC inspector.

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DKIM checker

Enter your domain and signing selector to inspect the published DKIM key. See common format issues, key strength and revoked or testing-mode selectors.

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DNS lookup

Inspect address records, aliases, nameservers and mail-security discovery records. For reverse DNS, choose PTR and enter a public IP address.

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Email header analyzer

Paste original headers to inspect reported authentication, DKIM signing identities and the claimed transit path. The parser does not send your headers to a DNS resolver or any third party.

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DMARC draft generator

Build a copy-ready DMARC draft, understand every setting and start with monitoring. Nothing is published automatically; you remain in control of your DNS.

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DMARC inspector

Find the policy behind a domain, translate every tag and inspect reporting destinations. Clear evidence and repair guidance, without a misleading “fully protected” badge.

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DMARC report analyzer

Open an uncompressed aggregate XML report to understand receiver observations. See which sources need investigation and how aligned SPF and DKIM contributed to the result.

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MTA-STS — DNS discovery

Inspect the public DNS signal for MTA-STS, a transport-security policy for mail delivery. This check does not fetch the HTTPS policy, test its certificates or verify MX enforcement.

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TLS-RPT — DNS discovery

Discover the DNS record that requests mail-transport failure reports. TLS-RPT complements MTA-STS, while DMARC aggregate reports describe a different layer: sender authentication.

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BIMI — DNS discovery

Inspect the default BIMI DNS selector for your domain. Logo display also depends on receiver support, authentication, eligible assets and any required certificate; a TXT record is not a display guarantee.

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Good questions

Before you change DNS.

Need address-level intelligence?
Is the expanded term count an exact SPF verdict?

No. This is a bounded static inspection of includes and applicable redirects. Each include occurrence is counted, even when DNS answers are cached. SPF can short-circuit after a match, so the observed term count is not an exact per-message lookup count. Macros, sender IPs, void lookups and address-mechanism limits are not evaluated. Partial expansion is explicitly marked.

Is this free, and will you send email?

The public tools are free and do not require an account. No email is sent, no SMTP session is opened and no recipient mailbox is probed. DNS tools query public records; header analysis and policy generation make no external requests. Up to 12 checks per minute are allowed per network address.

What happens to the domain I enter?

Maail does not save submitted domains or DNS results in an application history. Query names, including referenced SPF domains, are sent to Google Public DNS over HTTPS and are subject to Google’s resolver privacy policy. Request history stays in this page’s memory and disappears on reload. Rate protection stores a hash of your network address with short-lived counters; infrastructure logs may also contain request metadata. Do not enter private or sensitive hostnames.

Does a good DNS result guarantee delivery?

No. DNS is one part of mail delivery. Server availability, sender reputation, authentication of actual messages, spam filtering and recipient policies also matter. Findings describe the inspected records, not a delivery guarantee.

Build it into your workflow

Go beyond a manual lookup.

Explore Maail’s email intelligence API for address-level signals, or use these free tools whenever you need to inspect public DNS.

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