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earthlink.com email servers, SPF and DMARC
Mail for @earthlink.com goes to mx01.earthlink-vadesecure.net (MX priority 5) and 3 backup hosts, as DNS showed on 5 November 2026. These are EarthLink (filtered by Vade) servers. The domain publishes an SPF record ending in -all and a DMARC policy of p=none, which decide whether mail claiming to be from @earthlink.com is trusted.
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earthlink.com mail DNS on 5 November 2026
| Priority | MX host | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | mx01.earthlink-vadesecure.net | EarthLink (filtered by Vade) |
| 5 | mx02.earthlink-vadesecure.net | EarthLink (filtered by Vade) |
| 5 | mx03.earthlink-vadesecure.net | EarthLink (filtered by Vade) |
| 5 | mx04.earthlink-vadesecure.net | EarthLink (filtered by Vade) |
| SPF | v=spf1 mx a ip4:207.69.195.0/24 ip4:209.86.89.0/24 ip4:207.69.200.0/24 ip4:207.69.189.0/24 ip4:209.86.61.0/24 ip4:208.89.14.209/32 ip4:208.89.13.209/32 ip4:208.89.14.202/32 ip4:24.41.67.0/24 include:spf.earthlink-vadesecure.net -all |
|---|---|
| DMARC | v=DMARC1; p=none; adkim=r; aspf=r; pct=100; |
| MTA-STS | None published |
| TLS reporting | None published |
Read on 5 November 2026 with dig against 1.1.1.1 (8.8.8.8 as fallback); nothing sent to the mail servers. Check the records today with the email provider lookup.
earthlink.com MX records
earthlink.com publishes 4 MX hosts, all at priority 5, so senders spread mail across them.
1 other domain we checked on the same day also hand their mail to EarthLink (filtered by Vade) servers, with different records from earthlink.com: peoplepc.com.
earthlink.com SPF record
The record on 5 November 2026 was v=spf1 mx a ip4:207.69.195.0/24 ip4:209.86.89.0/24 ip4:207.69.200.0/24 ip4:207.69.189.0/24 ip4:209.86.61.0/24 ip4:208.89.14.209/32 ip4:208.89.13.209/32 ip4:208.89.14.202/32 ip4:24.41.67.0/24 include:spf.earthlink-vadesecure.net -all.
In plain terms, it delegates to spf.earthlink-vadesecure.net and lists 9 IP ranges directly. The top level uses 3 DNS-querying terms; SPF allows 10 in total including nested includes (RFC 7208 §4.6.4).
It ends in a hard fail (-all): receivers may reject mail from any server the record does not list.
earthlink.com DMARC policy
The record is v=DMARC1; p=none; adkim=r; aspf=r; pct=100;.
p=none only asks for reports; failing mail is delivered as normal.
Domains on the same mail servers as earthlink.com
earthlink.com shares mx01.earthlink-vadesecure.net, mx02.earthlink-vadesecure.net and mx03.earthlink-vadesecure.net with earthlink.net. When we tested those servers for earthlink.net on 13 October 2026, the result was: Hard to verify. The server refuses connections it does not trust before answering about the mailbox.
earthlink.com shares mx01.earthlink-vadesecure.net, mx02.earthlink-vadesecure.net, mx03.earthlink-vadesecure.net and mx04.earthlink-vadesecure.net with mindspring.com. When we tested those servers for mindspring.com on 4 November 2026, the result was: Hard to verify. The server refuses connections it does not trust before answering about the mailbox.
Can you verify @earthlink.com addresses?
Our checker treats @earthlink.com like any domain: syntax, MX, disposable and role checks first, then a made-up address to rule out a catch-all, then your address at RCPT TO, disconnecting without sending. We have not tested @earthlink.com itself, but its mail goes to the same servers as earthlink.net, so expect @earthlink.com results to follow the pattern described there. Each result carries its own reason.
Cleaning a list with these addresses
DNS tells you where mail goes, not whether one person's mailbox still exists. For a list, run the whole file through a verifier before you send: invalid rows come out, risky rows (catch-all, unknown, refused) go in their own segment, and valid rows are safe to mail.
What EarthLink (filtered by Vade) documents for senders
- EarthLink's postmaster site, run by Vade, publishes the sender rules and inbound error codes for EarthLink-hosted mail. EarthLink Postmaster (Vade)
Common questions
- What are the MX records for earthlink.com?
- On 5 November 2026:
mx01.earthlink-vadesecure.net(priority 5),mx02.earthlink-vadesecure.net(priority 5),mx03.earthlink-vadesecure.net(priority 5),mx04.earthlink-vadesecure.net(priority 5). - Does earthlink.com have SPF and DMARC?
- On 5 November 2026
earthlink.compublished an SPF record ending in-alland a DMARC policy ofp=none. - Is earthlink.com a disposable email domain?
- No.
earthlink.comis not on the disposable domain list our checker uses, so @earthlink.com addresses are checked like any other mailbox. See the disposable domain checker for the list.
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