Lookup MX DNS records of a domain name online
This tool will scan the domain DNS records for the MX entries.
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This tool uses the Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS API to fetch the MX DNS records of a domain name. It will return the mail servers responsible for receiving email messages on behalf of the domain.
DNS records are used to translate human-readable domain names into IP addresses. It can also associates a domain name with various information like mail servers, SPF records, etc.
An MX record (Mail Exchange) is a type of DNS record that specifies the mail servers responsible for receiving email messages on behalf of a domain name. It is used to route emails to the correct mail servers.
An MX record is composed of two parts: the priority and the domain name. The priority is a number that indicates the order in which mail servers should be used. The lower the number, the higher the priority. If two mail servers have the same priority, the sending mail server will choose one randomly.