Mailbox provider · Tiscali
How to verify a tiscali.it email address
Can you verify @tiscali.it addresses?
PartlyPartly. @tiscali.it often refuses checking servers before the mailbox question.
Check one address
Five checks a minute, no account needed. Nothing is sent to the address — we ask its mail server whether the mailbox exists, then disconnect.
Checking a whole list? The first 100 addresses are free, with results to download. No card.
By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.
The checker does probe @tiscali.it, but its server screens or defers unfamiliar checking connections. A refusal at that stage is about the connection, not the address, so it comes back risky ("Server refused our check" or "Mailbox check unavailable") and never invalid. It always checks the syntax, the domain's MX records, disposable domains and role addresses such as info@ first.
Server refused our checkMailbox check unavailableTiscali addresses usually come back inconclusive from a mailbox check. On 13 October 2026 the tiscali.it mail server etb-1.mail.tiscali.it refused our checking server at the greeting stage, citing the Return Path (now Validity) blocklist. A refusal like that says nothing about whether the address exists.
Price: this tool is free. Checking a whole email list is from $9/mo, and the first 100 checks are free with Google, no card. See pricing
Live DNS snapshot: tiscali.it
Checked 6 November 2026, 11:14 UTCRead from DNS at the time shown and refreshed at most once a day. MX says where mail for tiscali.it goes; SPF and DMARC describe mail sent from it, not whether any one address exists.
- 10
etb-1.mail.tiscali.it - 10
etb-2.mail.tiscali.it - 10
etb-4.mail.tiscali.it - 10
etb-3.mail.tiscali.it - 50
imp-5.mail.tiscali.it
v=spf1 ip4:213.205.33.0/24 ip4:213.205.37.192/27 ip4:195.130.225.0/24 ip4:213.205.37.169 ip4:213.205.37.171 ip4:213.205.37.172 ip4:213.205.36.160/28 ip4:213.205.36.61/24 ip4:213.205.36.62/24 -allp=none: meets the requirement, but blocks nothing. No rua= address, so you get no aggregate reports.
v=DMARC1; p=none;Look up any other domain with the MX lookup or the email provider lookup.
Tiscali at a glance
| Operated by | Smeraldo S.p.A., Italy (Tiscali is a brand licensed to it)Source: Tiscali Mail legal footer (Italian) |
|---|---|
| MX hosts | etb-1.mail.tiscali.it, etb-2.mail.tiscali.it, etb-3.mail.tiscali.itObserved 13 October 2026 (dig MX) |
| Answer to a made-up address | Connection refused at the greeting: 554 You are not allowed to send mail. Please see https://www.senderscore.org/blocklistlookup You are listed in Returnpath RBLObserved 13 October 2026 (SMTP probe of a made-up recipient, no message sent) |
| Address rule | To keep using the free mail service, the user must link a mobile number to the mailboxSource: Tiscali help: link a mobile number (Italian) |
| Address rule | A mailbox that is blocked or has a forgotten password is restored through a form, an identity document and an SMS to the number givenSource: Tiscali help: restoring access (Italian) |
| Who hosts the mail | Tiscali services are run by Smeraldo SpA, part of the Canarbino groupSource: Tiscali support home (Italian) |
What Tiscali's server says about a missing mailbox
Tiscali's server replied 554 You are not allowed to send mail. Please see https://www.senderscore.org/blocklistlookup You are listed in Returnpath RBL. That refusal happened at the greeting stage, before the checking server could name any recipient, so it is a verdict on the connecting server, not on the address. SimpleVerifier returns these as risky with "Mailbox check unavailable" and never as invalid, because treating a refusal as "mailbox not found" would delete real customers from your list.
Servers screen connections this way to keep spam out: missing reverse DNS, a low sending reputation or a blocklist listing are the usual triggers. The same screen applies to every checking service that connects from a shared or new IP, which is why tiscali.it results differ between verifiers. SMTP verification false positives explains how much to trust each answer.
Tiscali Mail now runs under Smeraldo and wants a mobile nu
Tiscali's support site says its services are run by Smeraldo SpA, and the Tiscali Mail page says the Tiscali brand is licensed to Smeraldo S.p.A. The help page on mobile numbers says users must link a mobile number to keep using the free mailbox.
A mailbox that is blocked or has lost its password is restored by form and identity document. Treat Tiscali contacts you can't confirm as unconfirmed, and rely on recent replies rather than on any checker.
Cleaning tiscali.it addresses you can't check
Treat inconclusive tiscali.it results as unknown, not bad. The checks that don't need the mailbox still work: format, typo domains, duplicates and whether the domain can receive mail. The free list health check runs those in the browser.
For the rest, use the address's history. An address that signed up, bought or replied recently is very likely live. For old or bought data at tiscali.it, send a small batch first and suppress anything that hard-bounces. If the tiscali.it share of your list is small, it's often simpler to keep those rows out of a high-risk campaign than to guess.
Common questions
- Can you verify @tiscali.it addresses?
- Partly. @tiscali.it often refuses checking servers before the mailbox question. The checker does probe @tiscali.it, but its server screens or defers unfamiliar checking connections. A refusal at that stage is about the connection, not the address, so it comes back risky ("Server refused our check" or "Mailbox check unavailable") and never invalid. It always checks the syntax, the domain's MX records, disposable domains and role addresses such as info@ first.
- Can I check if a tiscali.it address exists without emailing it?
- Usually not from a checking service. On 13 October 2026 Tiscali's server refused our checking connection at the greeting stage, before any mailbox question, so the result is inconclusive rather than valid or invalid.
- What mail servers does tiscali.it use?
- On 13 October 2026, tiscali.it published these MX hosts: etb-1.mail.tiscali.it, etb-2.mail.tiscali.it, etb-3.mail.tiscali.it. You can look them up yourself with the free MX lookup tool.
- Should I delete tiscali.it addresses that come back risky?
- No. For tiscali.it, risky reflects how the server treats checks, not the address. Remove the ones that fail format, typo-domain and duplicate checks, then send to the rest in a small batch and suppress whatever hard-bounces.
Related tools
Another provider? See every mailbox provider and what our checker does at each.
Got a list with Tiscali addresses?
Sign in with Google and the first 100 addresses are checked free: valid, risky and invalid, with the reason for each row and a file to download. No card. After that, plans start at $9/mo for 2,500 emails a month.
By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.