domain report
Is pct.edu a business email?
pct.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 ip4:199.87.1.0/25 ip4:199.87.1.128/26 ip4:199.87.1.192/27 ip4:199.87.1.224/28 ip4:199.87.1.240/29 ip4:199.87.1.248 ip4:199.87.1.249 ip4:199.87.1.250 ip4:199.87.1.254 ip4:66.151.109.0/24 ip4:198.187.196.100 ip4:198.187.196.130 ip4:159.183.195.16 include:outboundmail.blackbaud.net include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:amazonses.com include:a._spf.brightspace.com include:slate-mx.pct.edu include:_spf.salesforce.com include:us._extnetblocks.mimecast.com ip4:140.174.238.4 ip4:216.146.32.154 ip4:216.146.32.153 ip4:216.145.32.152 ip4:208.75.120.0/22 ip4:198.2.180.57 ip4:149.72.219.196 ip4:23.251.229.37 ip4:198.105.13.131 ip4:136.147.142.169 ip4:136.147.142.170 ip4:104.45.175.206 ip4:52.224.142.128 ip4:52.180.90.234 ip4:208.117.61.155 ip4:52.210.155.131 ip4:34.194.230.233 ip4:34.230.107.215 ip4:34.250.203.24 ip4:34.250.117.27 ip4:52.62.198.211 ip4:52.60.116.9 ip4:52.60.157.49 ip4:150.230.240.226 ip4:52.70.104.58 ip4:35.174.117.211 ip4:51.112.32.123 ip4:3.28.77.232 ip4:52.86.177.169 ip4:168.245.29.173 ~all
- DMARC policy
- reject
| Priority | MX host |
|---|---|
| 10 | pct-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
Confidence 93% · recommendation allow under the default b2b policy.
What this means
Addresses at pct.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. pct.edu receives mail through pct-edu.mail.protection.outlook.com.
Questions about pct.edu
Is pct.edu a business email?
It is an organizational email on an education domain. isBusinessEmail returns category "education" with is_business: true.
Can I use pct.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 pct.edu sign-ups?
isBusinessEmail recommends allow for education domains under the b2b, strict and lenient policies.