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
27 http://dnsbl.aspnet.hu/
32 maybe? they have antispam but it’s all portugese? or spanish? no idea
40 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/shortlist.mailhosts.org
43 https://www.dnsbl.com/2007/02/status-of-opmblitzedorg-dead.html
44 referenced ML post is 404
45 blackholes.five-ten-sg.com
46 Offline as of 1/1/2013
47 https://whatismyipaddress.com/five-ten-sg
49 On 9/29/2020 the ROTHEN blacklist appears to have started to list the entire internet
50 https://www.dnsbl.info/dnsbl-details.php?dnsbl=dynip.rothen.com
53 https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/329762-blacklist-removal
54 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amispammer/+bug/835614
55 website contains spam/crap
56 http://cart00ney.surriel.com/
63 https://www.dnsbl.com/2013/02/status-of-blcsmabiz-dead.html
65 website contains info about living in australia? called "AusBlog"
66 http://www.dnsbl.com/2009/04/status-of-dnsblnetau-dead.html
67 http://moensted.dk/spam/
69 https://moensted.dk/spam/
70 http://rbl.mw-internet.net/
72 2023: it is an asian(?) gambling(?) website
73 http://www.blackholes.us/
75 https://www.dnsbl.com/2009/10/status-of-blackholesus-dead.html
76 http://www.deadbeef.com/
78 spamsources.dnsbl.info
80 http://www.dnsbl.info/spamsources-dnsbl-defunct.php
82 domain dead, no other info
85 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Just_Another_Bogus_List
87 website parked, no other info
88 https://www.transip.nl/
90 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/proxy.block.transip.nl
91 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/residential.block.transip.nl
92 pss.spambusters.org.ar
96 https://snark.net/ gives access denied
97 whois.rfc-ignorant.org
99 rfc-ignorant.org registered but no A/AAAA record
101 http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/RFC-Ignorant-org-blacklist-closes-down-1724814.html
102 https://www.dnsbl.com/2012/09/status-of-rfc-ignorantorg-shutting-down.html
103 will-spam-for-food.eu.org
106 https://rfc1149.net/blog/2012/01/22/who-did-resurrect-will-spam-for-food/
108 dead, seemingly written on http://proxybl.org/blog but that’s also dead
109 https://linuxreviews.org/Mail_Spam_Blacklists
110 https://community.sophos.com/utm-firewall/f/web-server-security/50273/dnsbl-proxybl-org-offline
112 timeout, also on the parent null.dk
115 seems dead, no info to be found
116 domain does not respond
117 http://msrbl.blogspot.ch/
118 http://msrbl.blogspot.com/ says "no updates" since 2010 but supposed to be reactivated
120 http://www.olsentech.net/
121 strange content on web
124 http://www.orbitrbl.com/
128 registered but no A/AAAA record
130 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB53783
134 http://anti-spam.org.cn/?locale=en_US
138 talkactive.net redirects twice to some hosting company
139 last listings in 2017
140 https://multirbl.valli.org/detail/rbl.talkactive.net.html
141 https://www.blacklistmaster.com/blacklists?view=details&blacklist=rbl.talkactive.net
143 no policies published
145 was a private list of an irc network
146 network was renamed idlechat.net in 2014
147 became a discord chat in 2022(?)
148 http://blakjak.net/RBL
149 external access disabled
150 2023: seems dead, website is a weird error
151 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/rbl.blakjak.net
152 This is a private list that we do not monitor as the maintainer has explicity announced that the list is for his personal use
153 http://cyberlogic.net/
155 https://www.dnsbl.info/dnsbl-details.php?dnsbl=dnsbl.cyberlogic.net
156 On or about 5/21/2018 the cyberlogic DNSBL ceased functioning properly.
157 https://www.dnsbl.com/2018/05/
158 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
159 http://www.rbl.jp/allrbl-e.html
160 website asks for login or just errors
161 http://www.spamhauswhitelist.com/en/
162 looks like a parked domain with ads
163 http://stopspam.org/rblcheck/index.php
165 http://www.stopspam.org/rbl-info/
167 http://countries.nerd.dk/
168 unable to connect, also for nerd.dk
169 http://dul.ru/dul.en.html
171 http://dns.measurement-factory.com/surveys/openresolvers.html
173 »The following text describes past open DNS resolver surveys and an associated DNS lookup service that has been long shut down«
174 http://www.sectoor.de/tor.php
176 http://anticaptcha.net/
178 http://blacklist.lashback.com/
179 query zone: ubl.unsubscore.com
180 provider’s website https://lashback.com/ seems alive and active (news entries from 2023) but does not link to the blacklist
181 rsync URLs seem dead, so does the download url
182 http://blacklist.woody.ch/
183 no entries in the displayed "top 100"
184 may have been absorbed into the swinog blacklists, see antispam.imp.ch
185 http://cbl.abuseat.org/
186 https://www.abuseat.org/
187 changes to the CBL that occured in January 2021. In short, the CBL infrastructure was replaced by the Spamhaus XBL structure
188 http://dnsbl.burnt-tech.com/
190 http://rbl.dns-servicios.com/rbl.php
191 website can not be found
192 http://spamcannibal.org/
193 dead, as of at least 2018
195 https://antispam.imp.ch/
198 no good listing policy
199 information received from inquiry to provider
200 website will be updated
202 dnsrbl.swinog.ch and uribl.swinog.ch (holding time increases with hits)
204 127.0.0.10 => TRAP (Email sent to a spamtrap)
205 127.0.0.11 => REPO (Email reported as Spam by customer)
206 spamrbl.imp.ch (3 days holding time)
207 IPs are listed when trying to send mail to the spamtrap mailserver
208 MD5 hash: attachment sent to the swinog blacklist
211 http://blacklist.woody.ch/rblcheck.php3
215 https://docs.hetrixtools.com/lookup-dnsbl-iip-lu-false-positive-removed/
216 in 2016: lookup.dnsbl.iip.lu blacklist started issuing false positive responses and upon further investigation looks to be abandoned/dead.
217 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/lookup.dnsbl.iip.lu
218 This blacklist is marked as "shut down" and non-operational as of 2017-12-31.
219 http://dnsbl.inps.de/
221 https://www.dnsbl.com/search/label/dnsbl.inps.de
222 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.
223 https://docs.hetrixtools.com/dnsbl-inps-de-removed-from-our-system/
224 [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.
225 https://glockapps.com/blacklist/dnsbl-inps-de/
226 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.
227 https://www.dnsbl.info/dnsbl-details.php?dnsbl=dnsbl.inps.de
228 This blacklist is offline as of May 1, 2020.
229 https://web.archive.org/web/20220428013500/http://www.inps.de/
235 dob.sibl.support-intelligence.net
240 http://www.usenix.org.uk/content/rbl.html
245 https://help.fasthosts.co.uk/app/answers/detail/a_id/140/kw/rbl
247 https://antispam.fasthosts.co.uk/
250 http://barracudacentral.org/rbl
251 requires account with extensive information (more than spamhaus e.g.):
257 your state/province name.
258 your zip/postal code.
259 the name of the alternate contact.
260 the phone number of the alternate contact.
261 the email address of the alternate contact.
262 seems well documented
265 http://www.spamhaus.org/organization/statement/008/fake-dnsbl-uncovered-nszones.com
268 https://cncz.science.ru.nl/en/howto/email-spam/
269 not really its own DNSBL?
273 seems serious but missing necessary info
276 http://blacklist.jippg.org/
282 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
283 https://www.nixspam.net/
284 previously http://www.dnsbl.manitu.net/
285 query zone: ix.dnsbl.manitu.net
286 provided by the reputable german publisher 'heise' which makes the high quality c’t, iX, and telepolis magacines
287 difficult to find info regarding listing policy
288 asked for more information to be added
289 https://www.heise.de/forum/iX/Kommentare/Gemeinsam-stark/Nutzungsbedingungen-Return-Codes-sonstige-Infos/posting-42669177/show/
291 website works but barely any info, not even how to query it
292 https://www.redhawk.org/?p=64
293 https://www.redhawk.org/SpamHawk/index.php
294 https://senderscore.org/
295 requires registration?
296 Scam? http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/buyer-beware-senderscoreorg-is-a-scam-c276871.html
297 https://senderscore.org/assess/blocklist-lookup/
298 FAQ: https://knowledge.validity.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006992592-Return-Path-Blocklist-RPBL-FAQ-
299 no information how to query found
301 https://ers.trendmicro.com/
302 trendmicro paid service
303 https://docs.trendmicro.com/en-us/enterprise/email-reputation-services-online-help/getting-started_001/configuring-email-re/creating-an-account.aspx
304 »If you don’t create an account, you can still query the reputation of an IP address«
305 I don’t find any pricing or usage information
306 http://dnsbl.tornevall.org/
307 https://www.tornevall.net/
308 related to https://www.fraudbl.org/
309 seems a bit unstructured and not very well documented
310 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
312 http://rbl.schulte.org/
314 listing policy seems to be: they received spam from an IP
315 usage policy: Anyone can use this RBL list [sic]
316 return codes: probably boolean, i.e. either listed or not
317 http://relaytest.kundenserver.de/
318 by 1und1 (now ionos?), used internally
319 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/relays.bl.kundenserver.de
320 no usage policy found
321 no listing policy found
322 no return code explanation found
326 http://blogs.technet.com/b/fss/archive/2009/05/08/forefront-dnsbl-yeah-or-nay.aspx
327 https://web.archive.org/web/20150812003556/http://blogs.technet.com/b/fss/archive/2009/05/08/forefront-dnsbl-yeah-or-nay.aspx
328 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/88.blacklist.zap
329 88.blacklist.zap is an internal blacklist maintained by Microsoft's Forefront
330 https://www.dnsbl.com/search/label/frontbridge
332 »Use of any DrMX.ORG DNS Zone is by request and by contract only.«
334 tdk.net seems dead on http(s)
336 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/rbl.tdk.net
337 old link: http://postmaster.tdc.dk/publish.php?id=31787
338 tdc.dk redirects to yousee.dk
339 https://web.archive.org/web/20170703084224/http://postmaster.tdc.dk/publish.php?id=31787
342 https://www.blalert.com/dnsbl/rbl.zenon.net
343 http://www.noc.zenon.net/rbl/
346 was public until 2015
347 now private, invite-only
348 http://rfc-clueless.org/
350 that do not adhere to common best practices or requirements
351 does NOT list spammers!
352 listing criteria are explained well
353 http://rfc-clueless.org/pages/listing_policy
354 return codes are explained
355 http://rfc-clueless.org/
356 usage policy is not so clear but the FAQ implies that it’s just free to use for everyone
358 first noticed in 2014 and deactivated
359 retried in 2023 and still the case
360 http://spameatingmonkey.com/
362 that sent backscatter
363 that sent to spamtrap
365 this includes dial-up!
366 https://spameatingmonkey.com/faq/policy-based-listing
370 usage policy seems clear
371 https://spameatingmonkey.com/faq/query-limits
372 listing policy seems clear
373 https://spameatingmonkey.com/services
374 return codes documented
375 https://spameatingmonkey.com/services
376 http://blogspambl.com/
377 redirects to spameatingmonkey.com
380 that appear in spam bodies
383 that URIs in spam bodies resolve to
384 return codes are documented
385 https://uribl.com/about.shtml#implementation
387 127.0.0.1 is used to signal abusive query behaviour
388 http://wiki.junkemailfilter.com/index.php/Spam_DNS_Lists
392 usage policy is relatively clear that it’s free, except maybe for big for-profit oranizations
393 listing policy is documented
394 return codes are documented
395 seems very trustworthy
396 http://www.sorbs.net/
400 usage policy is clear that it’s free
401 listing policy is documented
402 return codes are documented
404 http://www.spamhaus.org/
407 seems very professional
410 usage policy is clear
411 https://www.spamhaus.org/organization/dnsblusage/
412 listing policies are clearly documented
413 return codes are clearly documented
414 http://www.surbl.org/
417 usage policy is clear
418 https://surbl.org/usage-policy
419 listing policy is documented
420 return codes are documented
422 127.0.0.1 means blocked
426 listing policy seems clear
427 https://zapbl.net/policy
428 usage policy seems clearly free for everyone
429 https://zapbl.net/using
430 return codes are documented
432 https://rbl.foobar.hu/
435 listing policy seems clear
436 usage policy seems clearly free for everyone
437 return codes are documented
438 possibly unmaintained or dead
439 footer says: ©2013-14
440 http://apews.org/?page=filter
442 https://www.dnsbl.com/search/label/apews
443 https://whatismyipaddress.com/apews
445 no news on http://apews-user.blogspot.com/ since 2014
446 not further looked into because of the above
447 https://www.dnswl.org/
448 seems to be run with best intentions but has had issues from what I have heard from some users
449 IRC channel has some activity
450 usage policy relatively clear
451 free within certain limits
454 return codes are documented
456 https://www.dnsblchile.org/index.en.html
457 chilenian spam so not interesting for me
459 00_LISTS_BLOGSPAMMERS
460 https://www.madavi.de/madavibl/
461 »This blacklist should only be used to block comment spammer (on blogs and websites). Don’t use it for mail.«
463 does not exist anymore
464 empty.us returns »Nothing here, obviously.«
467 http://korea.services.net/
469 00_LISTS_OPENRESOLVERS
471 https://www.dan.me.uk/dnsbl
473 clear information on usage policy
474 Nothing. The 0Spam Project is absolutely free for email providers, IT professionals and general removal request.
475 DNSBL service and removals are 100% for free for all uses; commercial, non profit and personal.
477 listing policies are a little less clear
478 bl.0spam.org DNSBL | 0spam Spam Trap Primary Database
479 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.
480 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.
481 return codes not very clear
485 The last IP address before destination in the email headers is listed into rbl.abuse.ro list.
486 Sender domains are analyzed and if confirmed to be not spoofed, are listed into dbl.abuse.ro list
487 Spamvertized domains (including those indirectly linked through services like bit.ly) are listed into uribl.abuse.ro list
489 usage policy is clear: free for whatever
490 listing policy is not quite so clear
491 can be mostly inferred from the classes but not entirely clear IMHO
494 not explicitly mentioned but it’s 127.0.0.X where X is the class from https://dronebl.org/classes
496 query zone: psbl.surriel.com
497 no usage policy, but seems implied that usage is free
499 no explicit, complete policy given but sending to spamtraps is mentioned to get you listed and seems the exclusive mechanism
501 not documented, probably only boolean
502 http://rbldata.interserver.net/
503 listing policy more or less clear
504 usage policy not given but since usage is explained it’s probably free for all
505 return codes seem to be binary, i.e. either listed or not
509 usage policy not explicit but seems to be free
510 listing policy also not explicit but can be inferred from return code explanation
511 return codes are explained
513 http://spamstinks.com/
514 http://st.technovision.dk/
515 http://tor.efnet.org/
516 http://rbl.efnetrbl.org/ MIRROR
520 http://www.aupads.org/
521 http://www.backscatterer.org/
522 fragwuerdige policy - bezahlen fuer schnelleres delisting
523 http://www.blockedservers.com/
524 http://www.blocklist.de/en/index.html
525 http://www.emailbasura.org/cgi-bin/emailbasura-ini.pl?lang=eng
526 http://www.gbudb.com/truncate/
527 http://www.justspam.org/
528 http://www.kempt.net/dnsbl/
529 http://www.leadmon.net/spamguard/
530 http://www.spamcop.net/
533 http://www.spamsources.fabel.dk/
535 http://www.srntools.com/blacklist/
536 http://www.uceprotect.net/en/index.php
537 https://bl.konstant.no/
538 https://choon.net/rbl.php
539 https://www.abuse.ch/
540 https://www.abuse.ch/?tag=httpbl
541 https://www.kisarbl.or.kr/
542 https://www.megarbl.net/
543 https://www.team-cymru.org/Services/Bogons/dns.html
544 http://mailspike.net/usage.html
546 http://www.whitelisted.org/
549 https://puck.nether.net/or/
551 http://www.isipp.com/email-accreditation/iadb-query-instruction/
553 not quite a usage policy, but seems ok
554 strange split of ipv4 and ipv6