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valve.net

IP address —
DNS managed by Akamai
Mail Configured
Records 10

The domain valve.net answers at IP address —. The domain DNS is managed by Akamai, which decides where each subdomain points. Mail for valve.net goes through 2 servers; the highest priority one is us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com. It also publishes 1 TXT records, used to verify domain ownership with external services and to configure mail security through SPF, DKIM and DMARC.

MX MX records

NS NS records

TXT TXT records

  • v=spf1 mx include:_netblocks.mimecast.com -all 10800s

SOA SOA records

  • ns1.valvesoftware.com 10800s

What each record means

  • A and AAAA: the server IP address, in IPv4 and IPv6.
  • MX: the servers that receive the domain mail. The number is the priority; the lowest is tried first.
  • NS: the name servers, which have the final say over the domain DNS.
  • TXT: free text. Mostly used for SPF, DKIM and DMARC, and to verify ownership with third parties.
  • TTL: how many seconds the record may be cached before asking again.

Checked 3 hours ago.