Dataweaz

comcast.net

Summary

Registrar
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Status
clientTransferProhibited
Created on
September 25, 1997
Expires on
September 24, 2027
Name servers
dns101.comcast.net, dns105.comcast.net, dns104.comcast.net, dns103.comcast.net, dns102.comcast.net
Mail servers
mx1.mxge.comcast.net, mx2.mxge.comcast.net, mx1h1.comcast.net, mx2h1.comcast.net, mx1c1.comcast.net, mx2a1.comcast.net, mx2c1.comcast.net, mx1a1.comcast.net
DMARC
Reject
SPF
Soft
DKIM
No key found among the common selectors

Spoofing protection (DMARC)

Reject

E-mails spoofing this domain are rejected.

DMARC tells mail servers what to do with an e-mail that claims to come from comcast.net but fails SPF and DKIM checks.

Policy
Reject
Subdomain policy
Reject
Messages covered
100%
DKIM alignment
Relaxed
SPF alignment
Relaxed
Aggregate reports
[email protected]
Failure reports
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Record

v=DMARC1;p=reject;sp=reject;rua=mailto:[email protected]

Authorized senders (SPF)

Soft

E-mails sent by any other server are accepted but flagged as suspicious.

SPF lists the servers allowed to send e-mails for comcast.net.

RuleValueResult
ip496.103.146.48/28Allowed
ip496.102.19.32/28Allowed
ip496.102.200.0/28Allowed
include_spfv6.comcast.netAllowed
include_spf.mdp.comcast.netAllowed
include_ipspf.yahoo.comAllowed
all—Suspicious

Top-level DNS lookups: 3 of 10 allowed

Record

v=spf1 ip4:96.103.146.48/28 ip4:96.102.19.32/28 ip4:96.102.200.0/28 include:_spfv6.comcast.net include:_spf.mdp.comcast.net include:_ipspf.yahoo.com ~all

MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC: the e-mail records

Four DNS records make a domain's e-mail work. MX says where e-mails sent to comcast.net arrive; SPF, DKIM and DMARC let mail servers check that an e-mail claiming to come from comcast.net was really sent by this domain, which protects it against spoofing.

MX

An MX (Mail Exchanger) record designates a server that receives e-mails sent to the domain. When someone writes to an @comcast.net address, their mail server queries the DNS for the domain's MX records, then delivers the message to the server they point to.

Example record

comcast.net  MX  10 mx1.comcast.net.
comcast.net  MX  20 mx2.comcast.net.

What the record contains

10, 20
Priority: the server with the lowest number is tried first. Servers with equal priority share the load.
mx1.comcast.net.
Host name of the mail server. It must point to an A or AAAA record: an IP address or an alias (CNAME) is not allowed here.
0 .
An MX "0 .", called a null MX, declares that the domain accepts no e-mail: sending servers give up at once instead of retrying.

Declaring at least two servers with different priorities avoids losing e-mails during an outage: sending servers retry for several days and fall back on the backup server. Without any MX, they try to deliver directly to the IP address of the domain.

SPF

SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is a TXT record listing the servers allowed to send e-mails on behalf of the domain. The receiving server checks that the sender is on this list. The final "all" rule says what to do with other servers: reject them (-all), flag their e-mails as suspicious (~all) or make no decision (?all).

Example record

comcast.net  TXT  "v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com ip4:192.0.2.10 -all"

What the record contains

v=spf1
Identifies the record as an SPF policy. It must come first.
ip4, ip6
Allows a specific IP address or an address range, for example ip4:192.0.2.0/24.
a, mx
Allows the addresses of the domain itself (A record) or those of its mail servers (MX).
include
Allows the servers of another domain, usually a sending service: include:_spf.google.com for Google Workspace.
-all, ~all
Final rule, applied to every other server. Its qualifier decides what happens to them: - rejects them, ~ flags their e-mails as suspicious, ? makes no decision, + accepts them (avoid it).

A domain must publish only one SPF record, and its evaluation cannot exceed 10 DNS lookups (include, a, mx, exists, redirect). Beyond that, mail servers treat it as invalid.

DKIM

DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) signs every outgoing e-mail with a private key. The matching public key is published in a TXT record at selector._domainkey.comcast.net, so the recipient can check that the message really comes from the domain and was not altered on the way. The selector is chosen by each sending service and cannot be guessed: Dataweaz checks the most common ones (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Mailchimp, SendGrid…), so a key published under another selector may exist without appearing here.

Example record

google._domainkey.comcast.net  TXT  "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA…"

What the record contains

v=DKIM1
Protocol version. Optional but recommended, in which case it must come first.
k
Key algorithm: rsa, the most common, or ed25519.
p
Public key, base64-encoded. An empty value means the key has been revoked.
t
Flags: y marks a key in testing, whose failures must not be penalized; s forbids its use for subdomains.

Each sending service publishes its key under its own selector (google, selector1, k1…), which allows several keys and seamless rotation. A 2048-bit RSA key is recommended today.

DMARC

DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) builds on SPF and DKIM. Published on _dmarc.comcast.net, it tells mail servers what to do with an e-mail that fails these checks (let it through, send it to spam or reject it) and where to send reports.

Example record

_dmarc.comcast.net  TXT  "v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:[email protected]; adkim=r; aspf=r"

What the record contains

v=DMARC1
Identifies the record as a DMARC policy. It must come first.
p
Policy applied to e-mails that fail the checks: none (monitoring only), quarantine (spam folder) or reject.
sp
Subdomain policy. Without it, subdomains follow the domain's policy.
rua
Address that receives daily aggregate reports about e-mails sent on behalf of the domain, whether they pass the checks or not.
ruf
Address that receives detailed failure reports, message by message. Few providers still send them.
pct
Percentage of e-mails subject to the policy, for a gradual rollout. 100 by default.
adkim, aspf
DKIM and SPF alignment: r (relaxed, a subdomain of the same domain is enough) or s (strict, the domain must be identical).

To roll out DMARC without blocking legitimate e-mails, start with p=none and an rua address, analyze the reports to find every service sending on behalf of the domain, then move to quarantine and finally to reject.

DNS records of comcast.net

IP addresses (A and AAAA)

An A record maps the domain name to an IPv4 address: the address of the server that browsers contact to display the website. The AAAA record does the same for an IPv6 address. A domain can have several of them to spread visits across several servers.

TypeIP address
A96.99.240.167
AAAA2001:558:feed:dc:96:99:240:167

Name servers (NS)

NS records designate the authoritative DNS servers of the domain: they answer every question about its other records (A, MX, TXT…). They are provided by the registrar, the hosting provider or a dedicated DNS service, and several servers are declared so that the domain keeps working if one of them fails.

ServerIP address
dns101.comcast.net69.252.250.103
dns105.comcast.net68.87.72.244
dns104.comcast.net68.87.68.244
dns103.comcast.net68.87.76.228
dns102.comcast.net68.87.85.132

Mail servers (MX)

MX records point to the servers that receive e-mails sent to the domain, that is to @comcast.net addresses. Each server has a priority: the one with the lowest number is tried first, the others take over if it fails. Without an MX record, the domain cannot receive e-mails.

PriorityServerIP address
5mx1.mxge.comcast.net96.102.157.180
5mx2.mxge.comcast.net96.102.157.181
50mx1h1.comcast.net96.102.157.181
50mx2h1.comcast.net96.102.157.180
50mx1c1.comcast.net96.102.18.147
50mx2a1.comcast.net96.103.145.162
50mx2c1.comcast.net96.102.18.146
50mx1a1.comcast.net96.103.145.163

TXT records

TXT records hold free text. They are used to prove ownership of the domain to online services (Google, Microsoft, Facebook…) and to publish e-mail security rules: SPF on the domain itself, DMARC on _dmarc.comcast.net.

NameContent
comcast.netyahoo-verification-key=t0ftaXXV8MB1pon3jzauB3Fz5ezusB2l9jy3GVNPQRw=
comcast.netv=spf1 ip4:96.103.146.48/28 ip4:96.102.19.32/28 ip4:96.102.200.0/28 include:_spfv6.comcast.net include:_spf.mdp.comcast.net include:_ipspf.yahoo.com ~all
comcast.netgoogle-site-verification=g7KA0NF2z-1XIBz7vWW88zvVYlJeiG56UPOYHF2tqY0
comcast.netgoogle-site-verification=gxiEHT6grgMJE52lhl4OYIt5Q3XpA5qt-8Okrxq-mcE
_dmarc.comcast.netv=DMARC1;p=reject;sp=reject;rua=mailto:[email protected]

Related IP addresses

IPv4 addresses used by comcast.net: website, name servers, mail servers and senders authorized by SPF.

IP addressUsed for/24 block
96.99.240.167Website96.99.240.0/24
69.252.250.103Name server dns101.comcast.net69.252.250.0/24
68.87.72.244Name server dns105.comcast.net68.87.72.0/24
68.87.68.244Name server dns104.comcast.net68.87.68.0/24
68.87.76.228Name server dns103.comcast.net68.87.76.0/24
68.87.85.132Name server dns102.comcast.net68.87.85.0/24
96.102.157.180Mail server mx1.mxge.comcast.net, Mail server mx2h1.comcast.net96.102.157.0/24
96.102.157.181Mail server mx2.mxge.comcast.net, Mail server mx1h1.comcast.net96.102.157.0/24
96.102.18.147Mail server mx1c1.comcast.net96.102.18.0/24
96.103.145.162Mail server mx2a1.comcast.net96.103.145.0/24
96.102.18.146Mail server mx2c1.comcast.net96.102.18.0/24
96.103.145.163Mail server mx1a1.comcast.net96.103.145.0/24

WHOIS of the domain comcast.net

Domain Name: COMCAST.NET
   Registry Domain ID: 500652_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
   Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.corporatedomains.com
   Registrar URL: http://cscdbs.com
   Updated Date: 2026-09-20T05:14:43Z
   Creation Date: 1997-09-25T04:00:00Z
   Registry Expiry Date: 2027-09-24T04:00:00Z
   Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
   Registrar IANA ID: 299
   Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
   Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: 8887802723
   Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
   Domain Status: serverDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverDeleteProhibited
   Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited
   Domain Status: serverUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverUpdateProhibited
   Name Server: DNS101.COMCAST.NET
   Name Server: DNS102.COMCAST.NET
   Name Server: DNS103.COMCAST.NET
   Name Server: DNS104.COMCAST.NET
   Name Server: DNS105.COMCAST.NET
   DNSSEC: signedDelegation
   DNSSEC DS Data: 13484 13 2 9160C5B68EA46751A1DF0D203CAE66B938B68E3C50E0BDA5DC4EAEFE54583952
   URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
>>> Last update of whois database: 2026-09-30T14:45:13Z <<<

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