Email Provider Verification Guide
How each major email provider handles SMTP verification probes. Understand their behavior to verify emails more accurately.
Gmail
Gmail is the world's most popular email service with over 1.8 billion users. Gmail addresses use the @gmail.com domain, while businesses use Google Workspace with …
Microsoft 365 / Outlook
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) and Outlook.com handle email for hundreds of millions of users. Business domains use Microsoft 365, while consumer accounts use @outlook.com, …
Yahoo Mail
Yahoo Mail serves hundreds of millions of users across Yahoo, AOL, and related brands. Unlike Gmail and Microsoft, Yahoo typically reveals whether a mailbox exists …
ProtonMail
ProtonMail (now Proton Mail) is a privacy-focused email provider based in Switzerland. It prioritizes user privacy, which extends to how it handles verification probes.
Zoho Mail
Zoho Mail is a business email platform popular with small and mid-sized businesses, especially those using the Zoho suite of business tools.
Apple iCloud
Apple's iCloud Mail serves hundreds of millions of Apple device users with @icloud.com, @me.com, and @mac.com domains.
Yandex Mail
Yandex Mail is the largest email provider in Russia and the CIS region, serving both consumer and business users.
GoDaddy / Microsoft (Hosted)
GoDaddy provides email hosting for millions of small businesses, often powered by Microsoft 365 infrastructure. Behavior depends on the specific hosting configuration.
Fastmail
Fastmail is an Australian-based premium email provider known for privacy, reliability, and standards compliance. Popular with tech-savvy users and small businesses.
Self-Hosted (Postfix / Exim / Sendmail)
Self-hosted email servers running Postfix, Exim, or Sendmail are used by businesses, universities, and organizations that manage their own mail infrastructure.
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