If your server IP has been the victim of blacklisting, you will definitely want to know how to Remove the email blacklist. This article will cover blacklist removal and provide links to specific RBL de-lists.
How to check Blacklist?
The first thing to do is to check if you are actually blacklisted. There are many services available online to check blacklists. The most popular and easy to use is MXToolBox. Check the MXToolBox blacklist check, provide the IP address of your email server and submit the check. *Confirm the IP your server is using to send mail.
What to do if you are blacklisted?
If you are indeed blacklisted, you will want to determine why you were blacklisted/blocked. Most of the time, your email server logs will provide you with relevant information as to why you were blacklisted.
Once you are able to determine the exact cause of the block, make 100% sure that the problem is solved. For example, if an email address is compromised and your server is flagged as sending spam, make sure the email address is re-secured before proceeding. A de-listing request may result in a permanent listing while continuing to send spam (UBE).
After confirming that the issue(s) have been resolved, proceed to request an unlisting.
Requesting For Blacklist Removal, RBL De-listing
Most RBLs (blacklists) have a submission form or removal request process to remove your IP from their blacklist. Below is a table of some frequent RBLs and their corresponding removal request links If the form/process provides a ‘box’ or ‘comment’ section, be sure to include the reason and how it was resolved. Here is an example:
“The problem was set on to be due to a compromised email address which has now been resolved by re-securing the email address with a strong password”. No more spam is generated from the server at the moment, please help remove the IP address from the blacklist: < Example: 192.365.58.59 >”
Blacklist Remove Request URLs:
- Abuseat CBL
- APNews
- Backscatter Blacklist
- Barracuda Blacklist
- Invaluement Blacklist
- LashBack UBL
- SpamCop Blacklist
- Spamhaus Blocklist
- Sorbs Blacklist
- Truncate Blacklist – Automatic Only
- UCE Protect Blacklist
Additionally; If you find yourself on the public blacklist; This may be because you are sending mail to popular networks as well as other smaller networks
Popular networks like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
For this reason; You should take advantage of signing up for feedback loops to be aware of when and if your messages are marked as spam before you end up on a blacklist. This will allow you to stay ahead of any potential email issues that may arise within your area of control.
Hopefully, after reading this article you know how to remove the email blacklist. If you want to know how does SMTP work? You can read this article.
