Checking 15 U.S. NameServers...

Domain: gmail.com

Domain Server: ns.mob.net
No MX found!

Domain Server: resolver.qwest.net
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2736 seconds
           Priority: 10
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     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2736 seconds
           Priority: 40
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     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2736 seconds
           Priority: 5
               -------
     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2736 seconds
           Priority: 20
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     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2736 seconds
           Priority: 30
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Domain Server: vnsc-lc-dsl.genuity.net
No MX found!

Domain Server: ns-1.iastate.edu
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 205 seconds
           Priority: 5
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     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 205 seconds
           Priority: 10
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     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 205 seconds
           Priority: 20
               -------
     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 205 seconds
           Priority: 30
               -------
     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 205 seconds
           Priority: 40
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Domain Server: dns1.mci.com
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3523 seconds
           Priority: 10
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     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3523 seconds
           Priority: 20
               -------
     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3523 seconds
           Priority: 30
               -------
     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3523 seconds
           Priority: 40
               -------
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3523 seconds
           Priority: 5
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Domain Server: ns1.us.prserv.net
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2186 seconds
           Priority: 10
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     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2186 seconds
           Priority: 40
               -------
     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2186 seconds
           Priority: 30
               -------
     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2186 seconds
           Priority: 20
               -------
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2186 seconds
           Priority: 5
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Domain Server: ns2.mindspring.com
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2351 seconds
           Priority: 10
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     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2351 seconds
           Priority: 20
               -------
     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2351 seconds
           Priority: 40
               -------
     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2351 seconds
           Priority: 30
               -------
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2351 seconds
           Priority: 5
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Domain Server: dns1.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net
     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2631 seconds
           Priority: 30
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     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2631 seconds
           Priority: 40
               -------
     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2631 seconds
           Priority: 20
               -------
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2631 seconds
           Priority: 10
               -------
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2631 seconds
           Priority: 5
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Domain Server: ns2.us.dellhost.com
     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1440 seconds
           Priority: 20
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     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1440 seconds
           Priority: 30
               -------
     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1440 seconds
           Priority: 40
               -------
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1440 seconds
           Priority: 5
               -------
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1440 seconds
           Priority: 10
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Domain Server: ns3.earthlink.net
     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 30
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     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 40
               -------
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 5
               -------
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 10
               -------
     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 20
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Domain Server: ns.east.isi.edu
No MX found!

Domain Server: ns1.super-dns.com
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 5
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     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 30
               -------
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 10
               -------
     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 20
               -------
     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 3020 seconds
           Priority: 40
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Domain Server: ns1.sprintlink.net
     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1523 seconds
           Priority: 20
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     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1523 seconds
           Priority: 5
               -------
     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1523 seconds
           Priority: 10
               -------
     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1523 seconds
           Priority: 40
               -------
     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 1523 seconds
           Priority: 30
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Domain Server: cache01.ns.uu.net
     Destination: alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2295 seconds
           Priority: 20
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     Destination: alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2295 seconds
           Priority: 10
               -------
     Destination: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2295 seconds
           Priority: 30
               -------
     Destination: alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2295 seconds
           Priority: 40
               -------
     Destination: gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
  Time To Live: 2295 seconds
           Priority: 5
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Domain Server: ns1.mcleodusa.net
No MX found!

MX Record Lookup Utility - Results

Checking Non-US NameServers...

Location: Perth WA, Australia

Domain Server: ns2.iinet.net.au
No MX found!

Location: Seoul, Korea

Domain Server: ns1.fcable.co.kr
gmail.com mail is handled by 5 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
gmail.com mail is handled by 10 alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
gmail.com mail is handled by 20 alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
gmail.com mail is handled by 30 alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
gmail.com mail is handled by 40 alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.

Location: Shanghai, China

Domain Server: dns1.cableplus.com.cn
gmail.com mail is handled by 40 alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
gmail.com mail is handled by 30 alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
gmail.com mail is handled by 20 alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
gmail.com mail is handled by 10 alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
gmail.com mail is handled by 5 gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Domain Server: ns1.interplanet.com.mx
No MX found!

Done!

An important thing to remember about DNS queries (as performed by this webtool) is that once one is performed against the name servers above, that information is cached for a predetermined amount of time (set by the person who maintains the authoritative DNS server for that hostname or domainname). This period of time is called the Time To Live, or TTL. Until that TTL has passed, repeatedly looking up a hostname or domainname using this tool will provide no different results. TTL amounts are most commonly set to be one to three hours in length. I suggest waiting at least an hour before checking back for different output.

If you're curious about the exact amount of time in your host's TTL, you may want to look it up in my NSLookup Gateway.

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