Sending IP identity

Reverse DNS & HELO Auditor

Validate PTR, forward-confirmed reverse DNS and SMTP HELO identity for a public sending IP without connecting to the mail server.

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Audit IP identity, PTR and HELO consistencyChecks public reverse and forward DNS. It does not connect to the mail server.

What this analysis does

Enter a public sending IP and optional HELO hostname. Mailybox resolves the PTR, checks whether the resulting hostname maps back to the same address, compares the HELO identity and explains why a hosted ESP can legitimately use a different organizational domain from the visible From address.

How to use the result

Use real evidence

Paste the exact domain, header, message or configuration. The result is only as useful as the evidence supplied.

Review the findings

Mailybox separates observations from inferred causes so you can see what is known and what still needs verification.

Retest after changes

Email authentication and routing are stateful. Re-run the analysis after publishing a fix.

Interpretation matters

Email systems combine DNS, message-level evidence, provider policy and intermediate infrastructure. A single passing check is not proof that every message will deliver, and a single warning is not proof that a domain is misconfigured. Mailybox is designed to expose the evidence and the relationship between signals so the next action is clear.

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