DNS spam blacklist servers

[rh71]

Mailwasher shows these and flags them for me (the more the better):

Spamcop: bl.spamcop.net
ORDB: relays.ordb.org

Know any other ones ?

 

[vi edit]

sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
xbl.spamhaus.org
sbl.spamhaus.org
dnsbl.njabl.org
list.dsbl.org

 

[NathanBWF]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
xbl.spamhaus.org
sbl.spamhaus.org
dnsbl.njabl.org
list.dsbl.org

Wow that's damn near the exact list that I use! :beer:

 

[rh71]

added - thx! Keep em coming if there are more.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Without sounding too stupid, but how does the list help you? ie, how would I use them?

 

[rh71]

Well programs like Mailwasher download all your POP3 (and Hotmail) mail for you and categorizes them. If they are on a spam list (modifiable spam server list within Mailwasher), then it can mark them for deletion right away so you don't even have to do anything but hit "process" (ok to delete now). The legit stuff is sorted to the top because those were categorized as good emails (at least not bad).

It's great especially for Yahoo mail since I get 300 emails a day there and my legit mail goes through that account too. Hotmail has cleaned up spam quite a bit on their own.

 

[NathanBWF]

We have an option on our mail server to check messages as they come in to see if they are on any RBL server blacklists. If they are, they are immediately rejected and don't even get to the users inbox.

 

[OffTopic1]

List of All Known DNS-based Spam Databases

 

[BDawg]

Does anyone know of a downloadable dnsbl in xml format?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: rh71
Well programs like Mailwasher download all your POP3 (and Hotmail) mail for you and categorizes them. If they are on a spam list (modifiable spam server list within Mailwasher), then it can mark them for deletion right away so you don't even have to do anything but hit "process" (ok to delete now). The legit stuff is sorted to the top because those were categorized as good emails (at least not bad).

It's great especially for Yahoo mail since I get 300 emails a day there and my legit mail goes through that account too. Hotmail has cleaned up spam quite a bit on their own.

Thanks for the helpful explanation.

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: BDawg
Does anyone know of a downloadable dnsbl in xml format?

Anyone?

 

[KBeee]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/12/spam_king_vs_spamcop/