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embarqmail.com email servers, SPF and DMARC
Mail for @embarqmail.com goes to mx.centurylink.net (MX priority 10), as DNS showed on 5 November 2026. The host sits under centurylink.net. The domain publishes an SPF record ending in -all and a DMARC policy of p=reject, which decide whether mail claiming to be from @embarqmail.com is trusted.
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embarqmail.com mail DNS on 5 November 2026
| Priority | MX host | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | mx.centurylink.net | Not identified |
| SPF | v=spf1 include:centurylink.net -all |
|---|---|
| DMARC | v=DMARC1; p=reject; fo=1; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected] |
| 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.
embarqmail.com MX records
embarqmail.com publishes a single MX host, mx.centurylink.net. With no backup host, a sender that can't reach it queues the message and retries until the server answers or the queue gives up.
embarqmail.com SPF record
The record on 5 November 2026 was v=spf1 include:centurylink.net -all.
In plain terms, it delegates to centurylink.net. The top level uses 1 DNS-querying term; 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.
embarqmail.com DMARC policy
The record is v=DMARC1; p=reject; fo=1; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected].
p=reject asks receivers to refuse mail that fails DMARC.
Aggregate reports go to emaildefense.proofpoint.com, so the domain's owner sees who sends mail as @embarqmail.com.
What that means for you: if a contact gives an @embarqmail.com address and you send to them, nothing changes. But never put an @embarqmail.com address in the From line of mail sent through your own tool or ESP. It can't pass DMARC for embarqmail.com, and this policy tells receivers to refuse it.
Domains on the same mail servers as embarqmail.com
1 other domain published exactly the same MX hosts and SPF record as embarqmail.com on 5 November 2026: centurytel.net. Mail to any of them lands on the same servers.
embarqmail.com shares mx.centurylink.net with centurylink.net. When we tested those servers for centurylink.net on 13 October 2026, the result was: Verifiable. The server rejects unknown recipients during the SMTP conversation.
Can you verify @embarqmail.com addresses?
Our checker treats @embarqmail.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 @embarqmail.com itself, but its mail goes to the same servers as centurylink.net, so expect @embarqmail.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.
Common questions
- What are the MX records for embarqmail.com?
- On 5 November 2026:
mx.centurylink.net(priority 10). - Does embarqmail.com have SPF and DMARC?
- On 5 November 2026
embarqmail.compublished an SPF record ending in-alland a DMARC policy ofp=reject. - Is embarqmail.com a disposable email domain?
- No.
embarqmail.comis not on the disposable domain list our checker uses, so @embarqmail.com addresses are checked like any other mailbox. See the disposable domain checker for the list. - Is embarqmail.com the same mail system as centurytel.net?
- Its DNS says so: on 5 November 2026 both published the same MX hosts and SPF record, so mail to either lands on the same servers.
Free checks for @embarqmail.com lists
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