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DNS checker

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Check any domain's email and website records in one go: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX, MTA-STS, blocklists and when the domain expires. You get a plain-English verdict on each, with the exact record to add if something's missing.

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Join free to use the DNS checker, up to 20 a day. Members also get every other tool, notes inside my reviews and price alerts.

Only the domain name is checked. Nothing about your email is read or kept, and reports are deleted after 7 days.

Example report

brightwell.co.uk

8/9
Nearly thereOne thing to fix: DMARC is only watching, not protecting.
✓SPF-all
✓DKIMgoogle._domainkey
!DMARCp=none
✓MXGoogle Workspace
✓MTA-STSenforce
✓Blocklistsclean on 10
✓Domain expiry14 Mar 2028

What it checks

Who can send as you

SPF, DKIM and DMARC, read the way a receiving mail server reads them, with the fix spelt out.

Where your mail goes

MX records, the provider behind them and whether MTA-STS keeps mail encrypted on the way in.

Trouble spots

Ten blocklists, the domain's expiry date and the registrar, so nothing lapses quietly.

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