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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
95
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
7 PASS 2 REVIEW
B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.mail-archive.com/
200https://mail-archive.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://mail-archive.com/ → https://www.mail-archive.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
79 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

79
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 39 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 39 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 172.67.148.206, 104.21.79.212
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:3030::ac43:94ce, 2606:4700:3037::6815:4fd4
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: sterling.ns.cloudflare.com, lia.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
2 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 39 ms
Got: 39 ms
A172.67.148.206, 104.21.79.212
AAAA2606:4700:3030::ac43:94ce, 2606:4700:3037::6815:4fd4
CNAME—
NSsterling.ns.cloudflare.com, lia.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
0 mx1-us1.ppe-hosted.com
1 mx2-us1.ppe-hosted.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 mx a a:dispatch-us.ppe-hosted.com ~all
ppe-fc67afcab5fc71754bfccaeffa3a283ed73a41d2
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 39 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://mail-archive.com

https://mail-archive.com

493 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://mail-archive.com200493 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (17 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (17 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:3030::ac43:94ce, 2606:4700:3037::6815:4fd4
Got: 17 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:3030::ac43:94ce, 2606:4700:3037::6815:4fd4 Connection Reachable (17 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 20 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 20 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 714 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 20 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 20 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 714 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
## Based on the theory that spambots ignore this file
## anyway, we block them at the web server level. All
## robots are allowed in here.

Sitemap: https://www.mail-archive.com/sitemap_inc.xml
Sitemap: https://www.mail-archive.com/sitemap_full-2.xml
Sitemap: https://www.mail-archive.com/sitemap_full-1.xml
Sitemap: https://www.mail-archive.com/sitemap_full-0.xml

## Favor for the Catalan translation guy
User-Agent: *
Disallow: /cardedeu@thesaurus.net
Disallow: /cardedeu%40thesaurus.net

### Keep dynamic stuff away from search engines
Disallow: /mailto.php
Disallow: /localization-request.php
Disallow: /logo-request.php

### Spam research lists confuse search engines
Disallow: phishwatch@lists.clean-mx.com
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 20 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
mail-archive.com — via Gandi SAS, 28 years, 5 months old
PASS
mail-archive.com — via Gandi SAS, 28 years, 5 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 14, 2027 (11 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is not enabled
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Info::
Registrar: Gandi SAS
Warning::
Registrar lock is NOT enabled
The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.
Domain expiry

271 days

April 14, 2027

SSL certificate

79 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

28 years, 5 months

Registered April 15, 1998

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:3030::ac43:94ce

Registrar

Gandi SAS

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Gandi SAS
Created April 15, 1998 (28 years, 5 months ago)
Expires April 14, 2027 (11 months)
Last Updated March 10, 2026
Name Servers lia.ns.cloudflare.com, sterling.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:3030::ac43:94ce
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more ▾

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more ▾

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 528 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
31 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
16 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
23 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
528 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
528 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 31 ms TCP Connect 16 ms TLS Handshake 23 ms Server Processing 457 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9f076b445aa10363-CDG
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9f076b445aa10363-CDG
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