2 check and link (de)listing policy
3 NOGO: delisting for money
4 check and link usage policy
5 check and link return codes
6 find newsfeed or mailinglist
12 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amispammer/+bug/835614
13 http://www.blalert.com/dnsbls
14 http://www.dnsbl.info/dnsbl-list.php
15 http://dnsbl.inps.de/index.cgi?lang=en&site=00002
16 http://www.sdsc.edu/~jeff/spam/cbc.html
17 http://moensted.dk/spam/
18 https://whatismyipaddress.com/blacklist-check
19 https://multirbl.valli.org/
20 https://glockapps.com/blacklist/
21 https://docs.hetrixtools.com/monitored-blacklists/
22 https://www.blacklistmaster.com/
23 https://knowledge.validity.com/hc/en-us/sections/204468388-Blocklists
24 https://github.com/zbetcheckin/DNSBLs
25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_DNS_blacklists
26 https://www.impressionwise.com/kb/threats/rbl-advisories.html
28 http://dnsbl.aspnet.hu/
33 maybe? they have antispam but it’s all portugese? or spanish? no idea
41 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/shortlist.mailhosts.org
44 https://www.dnsbl.com/2007/02/status-of-opmblitzedorg-dead.html
45 referenced ML post is 404
46 blackholes.five-ten-sg.com
47 Offline as of 1/1/2013
48 https://whatismyipaddress.com/five-ten-sg
50 On 9/29/2020 the ROTHEN blacklist appears to have started to list the entire internet
51 https://www.dnsbl.info/dnsbl-details.php?dnsbl=dynip.rothen.com
54 https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/329762-blacklist-removal
55 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amispammer/+bug/835614
56 website contains spam/crap
57 http://cart00ney.surriel.com/
64 https://www.dnsbl.com/2013/02/status-of-blcsmabiz-dead.html
66 website contains info about living in australia? called "AusBlog"
67 http://www.dnsbl.com/2009/04/status-of-dnsblnetau-dead.html
68 http://moensted.dk/spam/
70 https://moensted.dk/spam/
71 http://rbl.mw-internet.net/
73 2023: it is an asian(?) gambling(?) website
74 http://www.blackholes.us/
76 https://www.dnsbl.com/2009/10/status-of-blackholesus-dead.html
77 http://www.deadbeef.com/
79 spamsources.dnsbl.info
81 http://www.dnsbl.info/spamsources-dnsbl-defunct.php
83 domain dead, no other info
86 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Just_Another_Bogus_List
88 website parked, no other info
89 https://www.transip.nl/
91 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/proxy.block.transip.nl
92 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/residential.block.transip.nl
93 pss.spambusters.org.ar
97 https://snark.net/ gives access denied
98 whois.rfc-ignorant.org
100 rfc-ignorant.org registered but no A/AAAA record
102 http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/RFC-Ignorant-org-blacklist-closes-down-1724814.html
103 https://www.dnsbl.com/2012/09/status-of-rfc-ignorantorg-shutting-down.html
104 will-spam-for-food.eu.org
107 https://rfc1149.net/blog/2012/01/22/who-did-resurrect-will-spam-for-food/
109 dead, seemingly written on http://proxybl.org/blog but that’s also dead
110 https://linuxreviews.org/Mail_Spam_Blacklists
111 https://community.sophos.com/utm-firewall/f/web-server-security/50273/dnsbl-proxybl-org-offline
113 timeout, also on the parent null.dk
116 seems dead, no info to be found
117 domain does not respond
118 http://msrbl.blogspot.ch/
119 http://msrbl.blogspot.com/ says "no updates" since 2010 but supposed to be reactivated
121 http://www.olsentech.net/
122 strange content on web
125 http://www.orbitrbl.com/
129 registered but no A/AAAA record
131 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB53783
135 http://anti-spam.org.cn/?locale=en_US
139 talkactive.net redirects twice to some hosting company
140 last listings in 2017
141 https://multirbl.valli.org/detail/rbl.talkactive.net.html
142 https://www.blacklistmaster.com/blacklists?view=details&blacklist=rbl.talkactive.net
144 no policies published
146 was a private list of an irc network
147 network was renamed idlechat.net in 2014
148 became a discord chat in 2022(?)
149 http://blakjak.net/RBL
150 external access disabled
151 2023: seems dead, website is a weird error
152 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/rbl.blakjak.net
153 This is a private list that we do not monitor as the maintainer has explicity announced that the list is for his personal use
154 http://cyberlogic.net/
156 https://www.dnsbl.info/dnsbl-details.php?dnsbl=dnsbl.cyberlogic.net
157 On or about 5/21/2018 the cyberlogic DNSBL ceased functioning properly.
158 https://www.dnsbl.com/2018/05/
159 As reported on the mailop mailing list on Friday May 25, 2018, the blocking list at dnsbl.cyberlogic.net now contains a "wildcard" DNS entry, effectively listing the entire internet
160 http://www.rbl.jp/allrbl-e.html
161 website asks for login or just errors
162 http://www.spamhauswhitelist.com/en/
163 looks like a parked domain with ads
164 http://stopspam.org/rblcheck/index.php
166 http://www.stopspam.org/rbl-info/
168 http://countries.nerd.dk/
169 unable to connect, also for nerd.dk
170 http://dul.ru/dul.en.html
172 http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/openresolvers.html
174 »The following text describes past open DNS resolver surveys and an associated DNS lookup service that has been long shut down«
175 http://www.sectoor.de/tor.php
177 http://anticaptcha.net/
179 http://blacklist.lashback.com/
180 query zone: ubl.unsubscore.com
181 provider’s website https://lashback.com/ seems alive and active (news entries from 2023) but does not link to the blacklist
182 rsync URLs seem dead, so does the download url
183 http://blacklist.woody.ch/
184 no entries in the displayed "top 100"
185 may have been absorbed into the swinog blacklists, see antispam.imp.ch
186 http://cbl.abuseat.org/
187 https://www.abuseat.org/
188 changes to the CBL that occured in January 2021. In short, the CBL infrastructure was replaced by the Spamhaus XBL structure
189 http://dnsbl.burnt-tech.com/
191 http://rbl.dns-servicios.com/rbl.php
192 website can not be found
193 http://spamcannibal.org/
194 dead, as of at least 2018
195 http://st.technovision.dk/
196 https://docs.hetrixtools.com/st-technovision-dk-inactive-removed/
197 [December 8, 2021] This RBL has stopped responding to DNS queries.
198 http://spamstinks.com/
199 cert is for generic hostname
200 website shows some login form
202 https://www.rollernet.us/2017/01/shutdown-of-virbl-dnsbl-bit-nl/
203 January 23, 2017: »The Virbl-project site has been replaced by this static message to inform those that find their ways here. The Virbl DNSBL-zone was emptied and will be removed all together at a moment further on in the future.«
205 https://antispam.imp.ch/
208 no good listing policy
209 information received from inquiry to provider
210 website will be updated
212 dnsrbl.swinog.ch and uribl.swinog.ch (holding time increases with hits)
214 127.0.0.10 => TRAP (Email sent to a spamtrap)
215 127.0.0.11 => REPO (Email reported as Spam by customer)
216 spamrbl.imp.ch (3 days holding time)
217 IPs are listed when trying to send mail to the spamtrap mailserver
218 MD5 hash: attachment sent to the swinog blacklist
221 http://blacklist.woody.ch/rblcheck.php3
225 https://docs.hetrixtools.com/lookup-dnsbl-iip-lu-false-positive-removed/
226 in 2016: lookup.dnsbl.iip.lu blacklist started issuing false positive responses and upon further investigation looks to be abandoned/dead.
227 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/lookup.dnsbl.iip.lu
228 This blacklist is marked as "shut down" and non-operational as of 2017-12-31.
229 http://dnsbl.inps.de/
231 https://www.dnsbl.com/search/label/dnsbl.inps.de
232 Today, May 25, 2020, he has announced that it is shutting down, due to concerns around GDPR and personal challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
233 https://docs.hetrixtools.com/dnsbl-inps-de-removed-from-our-system/
234 [May 29,2018] IPv4 RBL dnsbl.inps.de has been removed from our system, as they have decided to discontinue the RBL project for the time being.
235 https://glockapps.com/blacklist/dnsbl-inps-de/
236 Today, May 25, 2020, he has announced that it is shutting down, due to concerns around GDPR and personal challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
237 https://www.dnsbl.info/dnsbl-details.php?dnsbl=dnsbl.inps.de
238 This blacklist is offline as of May 1, 2020.
239 https://web.archive.org/web/20220428013500/http://www.inps.de/
245 dob.sibl.support-intelligence.net
250 http://www.usenix.org.uk/content/rbl.html
255 https://help.fasthosts.co.uk/app/answers/detail/a_id/140/kw/rbl
257 https://antispam.fasthosts.co.uk/
260 http://barracudacentral.org/rbl
261 requires account with extensive information (more than spamhaus e.g.):
267 your state/province name.
268 your zip/postal code.
269 the name of the alternate contact.
270 the phone number of the alternate contact.
271 the email address of the alternate contact.
272 seems well documented
275 http://www.spamhaus.org/organization/statement/008/fake-dnsbl-uncovered-nszones.com
276 http://www.backscatterer.org/
277 questionable policy - pay for (quicker) delisting
278 https://support.hornetsecurity.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011880797-Why-are-Hornetsecurity-IP-addresses-listed-at-Backscatterer-
279 as of December 29, 2021: »The removal at the blacklist backscatterer.org can only be done for a fee«
280 https://www.warmy.io/blog/backscatterer-blacklist-how-to-remove-your-ip-from-it
281 in March 17, 2023 does not mention need to pay
282 https://support.forcepoint.com/s/article/Forcepoint-IP-s-blocklisted-by-UCEProtect-and-Backscatterer-org
283 recommend against using it
284 https://whatismyipaddress.com/backscatterer
285 mentions strict delisting process and "express delisting" but nothing further
286 https://bobcares.com/blog/backscatterer-blacklist/
287 goes through the process with screenshots showing express delisting for 109$
288 https://community.cisco.com/t5/email-security/issues-with-www-backscatterer-org-any-one/td-p/1298377
290 https://www.titanhq.com/blog/warning-ignore-pay-for-de-listing-blacklist-service/
291 Jan 17th, 2020: »UCEProtect also charges a delisting fee. TitanHQ discourages email administrators from using the UCEProtect blacklist and we do not recommend paying for list removal«
292 https://web.archive.org/web/20150320180344/http://www.jvfconsulting.com/blog/130/Backscatterer_Network_Spam_List_Is_Another_UCEPROTECT_Extortion_Scam.html
296 https://cncz.science.ru.nl/en/howto/email-spam/
297 not really its own DNSBL?
301 seems serious but missing necessary info
304 http://blacklist.jippg.org/
310 https://www.virusfree.cz/en/help is the only place I can find any official reference to this list at all but no policies or usage information
311 https://www.nixspam.net/
312 previously http://www.dnsbl.manitu.net/
313 query zone: ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
314 provided by the reputable german publisher 'heise' which makes the high quality c’t, iX, and telepolis magacines
315 difficult to find info regarding listing policy
316 asked for more information to be added
317 https://www.heise.de/forum/iX/Kommentare/Gemeinsam-stark/Nutzungsbedingungen-Return-Codes-sonstige-Infos/posting-42669177/show/
319 website works but barely any info, not even how to query it
320 https://www.redhawk.org/?p=64
321 https://www.redhawk.org/SpamHawk/index.php
322 https://senderscore.org/
323 requires registration?
324 Scam? http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/buyer-beware-senderscoreorg-is-a-scam-c276871.html
325 https://senderscore.org/assess/blocklist-lookup/
326 FAQ: https://knowledge.validity.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006992592-Return-Path-Blocklist-RPBL-FAQ-
327 no information how to query found
329 https://ers.trendmicro.com/
330 trendmicro paid service
331 https://docs.trendmicro.com/en-us/enterprise/email-reputation-services-online-help/getting-started_001/configuring-email-re/creating-an-account.aspx
332 »If you don’t create an account, you can still query the reputation of an IP address«
333 I don’t find any pricing or usage information
334 http://dnsbl.tornevall.org/
335 https://www.tornevall.net/
336 related to https://www.fraudbl.org/
337 seems a bit unstructured and not very well documented
338 I can’t be arsed to deal with confluence slowing my browser to a halt repeatedly and it’s really hard to navigate but there seems to be some information on https://docs.tornevall.net/display/TORNEVALL/Endpoint%3A+dnsbl+-+DNSBL+v5+with+API+v3
340 http://rbl.schulte.org/
342 listing policy seems to be: they received spam from an IP
343 usage policy: Anyone can use this RBL list [sic]
344 return codes: probably boolean, i.e. either listed or not
345 http://relaytest.kundenserver.de/
346 by 1und1 (now ionos?), used internally
347 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/relays.bl.kundenserver.de
348 no usage policy found
349 no listing policy found
350 no return code explanation found
354 http://blogs.technet.com/b/fss/archive/2009/05/08/forefront-dnsbl-yeah-or-nay.aspx
355 https://web.archive.org/web/20150812003556/http://blogs.technet.com/b/fss/archive/2009/05/08/forefront-dnsbl-yeah-or-nay.aspx
356 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/88.blacklist.zap
357 88.blacklist.zap is an internal blacklist maintained by Microsoft's Forefront
358 https://www.dnsbl.com/search/label/frontbridge
360 »Use of any DrMX.ORG DNS Zone is by request and by contract only.«
362 tdk.net seems dead on http(s)
364 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/rbl.tdk.net
365 old link: http://postmaster.tdc.dk/publish.php?id=31787
366 tdc.dk redirects to yousee.dk
367 https://web.archive.org/web/20170703084224/http://postmaster.tdc.dk/publish.php?id=31787
370 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/rbl.zenon.net
371 http://www.noc.zenon.net/rbl/
374 was public until 2015
375 now private, invite-only
376 http://rfc-clueless.org/
378 that do not adhere to common best practices or requirements
379 does NOT list spammers!
380 listing criteria are explained well
381 http://rfc-clueless.org/pages/listing_policy
382 return codes are explained
383 http://rfc-clueless.org/
384 usage policy is not so clear but the FAQ implies that it’s just free to use for everyone
386 first noticed in 2014 and deactivated
387 retried in 2023 and still the case
388 http://spameatingmonkey.com/
390 that sent backscatter
391 that sent to spamtrap
393 this includes dial-up!
394 https://spameatingmonkey.com/faq/policy-based-listing
398 usage policy seems clear
399 https://spameatingmonkey.com/faq/query-limits
400 listing policy seems clear
401 https://spameatingmonkey.com/services
402 return codes documented
403 https://spameatingmonkey.com/services
404 http://blogspambl.com/
405 redirects to spameatingmonkey.com
408 that appear in spam bodies
411 that URIs in spam bodies resolve to
412 return codes are documented
413 https://uribl.com/about.shtml#implementation
415 127.0.0.1 is used to signal abusive query behaviour
416 http://wiki.junkemailfilter.com/index.php/Spam_DNS_Lists
420 usage policy is relatively clear that it’s free, except maybe for big for-profit oranizations
421 listing policy is documented
422 return codes are documented
423 seems very trustworthy
424 http://www.sorbs.net/
428 usage policy is clear that it’s free
429 listing policy is documented
430 return codes are documented
432 http://www.spamhaus.org/
435 seems very professional
438 usage policy is clear
439 https://www.spamhaus.org/organization/dnsblusage/
440 listing policies are clearly documented
441 return codes are clearly documented
442 http://www.surbl.org/
445 usage policy is clear
446 https://surbl.org/usage-policy
447 listing policy is documented
448 return codes are documented
450 127.0.0.1 means blocked
454 listing policy seems clear
455 https://zapbl.net/policy
456 usage policy seems clearly free for everyone
457 https://zapbl.net/using
458 return codes are documented
460 https://rbl.foobar.hu/
463 listing policy seems clear
464 usage policy seems clearly free for everyone
465 return codes are documented
466 possibly unmaintained or dead
467 footer says: ©2013-14
468 http://apews.org/?page=filter
470 https://www.dnsbl.com/search/label/apews
471 https://whatismyipaddress.com/apews
473 no news on http://apews-user.blogspot.com/ since 2014
474 not further looked into because of the above
475 https://www.dnswl.org/
476 seems to be run with best intentions but has had issues from what I have heard from some users
477 IRC channel has some activity
478 usage policy relatively clear
479 free within certain limits
482 return codes are documented
484 https://www.dnsblchile.org/index.en.html
485 chilenian spam so not interesting for me
487 00_LISTS_BLOGSPAMMERS
488 https://www.madavi.de/madavibl/
489 »This blacklist should only be used to block comment spammer (on blogs and websites). Don’t use it for mail.«
491 does not exist anymore
492 empty.us returns »Nothing here, obviously.«
495 http://korea.services.net/
497 00_LISTS_OPENRESOLVERS
499 https://www.dan.me.uk/dnsbl
500 http://rbl.efnetrbl.org/
501 aka http://tor.efnet.org/
503 lists open proxies, infected machines, tornodes, etc.
505 clear information on usage policy
506 Nothing. The 0Spam Project is absolutely free for email providers, IT professionals and general removal request.
507 DNSBL service and removals are 100% for free for all uses; commercial, non profit and personal.
509 listing policies are a little less clear
510 bl.0spam.org DNSBL | 0spam Spam Trap Primary Database
511 nbl.0spam.org Network Black List | Spam Source Networks, high volume of spam trap hits in a Class C block will result in network listings in this DNSBL.
512 url.0spam.org URL Black List | This list contains the IP address of domains found to be in the source of spam emails found in our traps.
513 return codes not very clear
517 The last IP address before destination in the email headers is listed into rbl.abuse.ro list.
518 Sender domains are analyzed and if confirmed to be not spoofed, are listed into dbl.abuse.ro list
519 Spamvertized domains (including those indirectly linked through services like bit.ly) are listed into uribl.abuse.ro list
521 usage policy is clear: free for whatever
522 listing policy is not quite so clear
523 can be mostly inferred from the classes but not entirely clear IMHO
526 not explicitly mentioned but it’s 127.0.0.X where X is the class from https://dronebl.org/classes
528 query zone: psbl.surriel.com
529 no usage policy, but seems implied that usage is free
531 no explicit, complete policy given but sending to spamtraps is mentioned to get you listed and seems the exclusive mechanism
533 not documented, probably only boolean
534 http://rbldata.interserver.net/
535 listing policy more or less clear
536 usage policy not given but since usage is explained it’s probably free for all
537 return codes seem to be binary, i.e. either listed or not
541 usage policy not explicit but seems to be free
542 listing policy also not explicit but can be inferred from return code explanation
543 return codes are explained
545 clear usage policy (ToS)
546 listing policies documented
547 return codes of aggregated list documented
550 usage policy documented
551 listing policy not really clear
552 return codes documented
554 listing procedure is documented
555 usage policy implied: free to use
556 return codes documented
557 http://www.aupads.org/
558 aka www.antispam-ufrj.pads.ufrj.br
560 listing policy more or less clear
562 usage policy seems clear: freely exported by anybody who wants to use them«
563 http://www.blockedservers.com/
564 http://www.blocklist.de/en/index.html
565 http://www.emailbasura.org/cgi-bin/emailbasura-ini.pl?lang=eng
566 http://www.gbudb.com/truncate/
567 http://www.justspam.org/
568 http://www.kempt.net/dnsbl/
569 http://www.leadmon.net/spamguard/
570 http://www.spamcop.net/
573 http://www.spamsources.fabel.dk/
575 http://www.srntools.com/blacklist/
576 http://www.uceprotect.net/en/index.php
577 https://bl.konstant.no/
578 https://choon.net/rbl.php
579 https://www.abuse.ch/
580 https://www.abuse.ch/?tag=httpbl
581 https://www.kisarbl.or.kr/
582 https://www.megarbl.net/
583 https://www.team-cymru.org/Services/Bogons/dns.html
584 http://mailspike.net/usage.html
586 http://www.whitelisted.org/
589 https://puck.nether.net/or/
591 http://www.isipp.com/email-accreditation/iadb-query-instruction/
593 not quite a usage policy, but seems ok
594 strange split of ipv4 and ipv6