blocklists
NixSPAM blocklist shuts down
The maintainers of the "NixSPAM" blocklist (with a DNSBL zone of ix.dnsbl.manitu.net) have decided to shut down. As of January 16,...
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dead dnsbls
dead dnsbls
Lashback UBL blocklist: OFFLINE
LashBack's unsubscribe blacklist (" UBL "), as described by its publisher "is a unique, real-time blacklist of IP address...
blocklists
Dead DNSBLs: all.rbl.webiron.net and bsb.spamlookup.net
Two anti-spam blocking lists appear to have died or malfunctioned recently. Users on the Mailop mailing list are reporting that Webiron (al...
dead dnsbls
Another day, another dead DNSBL
Another anti-spam blacklist has ceased to exist. For more on the now-defunct Email Basura blacklist, head over to DNSBL Resource .
dead dnsbls
Stop using NJABL! Now!
I just replied to an email from a guy who thinks I'm blocking his mail. I'm not, because I don't run a blacklist or a spam filte...
dead dnsbls
Spam Cannibal blocking list is dead
Multiple folks reached out to me overnight to let me know that the SpamCannibal DNSBL has blown up, that they have effectively "listed...
dead dnsbls
Whoops! Cyberlogic DNSBL Broken
Looks like the anti-spam blacklist at dnsbl.cyberlogic.net has listed the entire world. More info can be found here .
dead dnsbls
Another day, another dead blacklist....
Spam filtering still happens, but are blacklists where its at? Yet another one dies today , making for 25+ reports of DNSBL death since 2007...
ahbl
Ask Al: Help! AHBL is blocking inbound mail!
Mickey writes, "I'm being blocked by AHBL. I own a tax and accounting firm. We send out two newsletters per year to our existing cl...
dead dnsbls
Another Dead DNSBL
It seems as though my website over at DNSBL.com has turned into a graveyard for dead DNSBLs. Over the past few years, I've observed mor...
dead dnsbls
RFC Ignorant Blacklist Shutting Down
One-time Yahoo administrator Derek Balling has announced that the RFC Ignorant blocking list is being shut down . This blocking list had ex...
ask al
Breaking News: Spambag is Still Dead
Mangesh writes, "Can you verify and help me out to remove my exchange server at IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX from blacklist.spambag.org? ...
blocklists
Zombie Blacklists: Life Goes On
J.D. Falk expresses some legitimate concern about zombie blacklists over on the ReturnPath blog . Blackholes.us resurrected from the dead, a...
dead dnsbls
Do you use SpamAssassin?
If you're a SpamAssassin user, I recommend you swing over to my DNSBL Resource site and read about the dead bl.open-whois.org blacklist...
bcp
Blocking list BCP and Dead DNSBLs
Over on DNSBL Resource, I posted a quick rant and link to the DNSBL best practice draft document . This BCP ought to be required reading for...
apews
SPEWS Memorial Day?
I see a very strange thing today (August 30th). APEWS, an "anonymous" anti-spam blacklist (whose listing policies are very broad a...