domain report
Is nic.edu a business email?
nic.edu is an education domain: a school, college or university.
Education domain — a school or university.
- category
- education
- recommendation
- allow
- confidence
- 93%
- Google Workspace: not detected
- Microsoft 365: detected
Mail setup
- Receives mail
- Yes
- Mail provider
- microsoft 365
- SPF
- v=spf1 ip4:104.130.72.30 ip4:146.20.14.105 ip4:146.66.71.202 ip4:147.160.167.0/26 ip4:167.89.16.8 ip4:174.129.194.241 ip4:184.168.131.241 ip4:191.236.119.221 ip4:198.187.233.141 ip4:198.187.233.249 ip4:198.187.233.250 ip4:198.187.233.56 ip4:198.244.55.48 ip4:198.37.149.128 ip4:205.207.104.0/22 ip4:208.74.204.9 ip4:208.75.120.0/22 ip4:216.17.150.242 ip4:216.17.150.251 ip4:216.17.93.137 ip4:3.221.22.26 ip4:34.198.24.3 ip4:50.207.218.237 ip4:50.56.130.220 ip4:52.206.158.238 ip4:52.4.134.204 ip4:52.45.50.190 ip4:54.146.129.215 ip4:64.74.237.230 ip4:64.74.237.231 ip4:69.72.33.74 ip4:74.122.104.0/22 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf.constantcontact.com include:_spf.psm.knowbe4.com include:spf.watermarkinsights.com include:_spf.regroupcloud.com ~all
- DMARC policy
- quarantine
| Priority | MX host |
|---|---|
| 0 | nic-edu.mail.protection.outlook.com |
Workspace
- Google WorkspaceNot detected
- Microsoft 365Detected · region NA · managed sign-in
Detected per company domain from public DNS and Microsoft's documented tenant discovery — never per person.
Why this verdict
- education_domain
- mx_microsoft_365
- spf_present
- spf_business_saas
- dmarc_quarantine
- txt_saas_tokens:4
- ms_tenant
Confidence 93% · recommendation allow under the default b2b policy.
What this means
Addresses at nic.edu belong to an institution's own domain, so isBusinessEmail treats them as organizational: is_business is true and the recommendation is allow under every policy. It is on our education domains list.
Students and staff use these addresses, which makes them useful for academic discounts and verification. nic.edu receives mail through nic-edu.mail.protection.outlook.com.
Questions about nic.edu
Is nic.edu a business email?
It is an organizational email on an education domain. isBusinessEmail returns category "education" with is_business: true.
Can I use nic.edu to verify students?
An address on an education domain shows the person has an account at the institution, which many companies accept for student discounts. Alumni and staff may have one too.
Should I allow nic.edu sign-ups?
isBusinessEmail recommends allow for education domains under the b2b, strict and lenient policies.