TechTheft

Building a DNSBL

Case: You got listed yourself

If you are specifically listed, then your only option is to stop the behaviour that got you listed, notify the maintainer and wait. Do this immediately, before your provider kills your connection and you start heading towards a Kill-On-Sight record that will follow you for life.

Case: Your Provider sold you a listed IP or Your Provider is listed:

Your provider created this problem you're in. They are the only entity who can fix it. Therefore it's between you and your provider, not any of us.

Check the data and evidence provided by the list maintainer and the archives in news.admin.net-abuse.sightings. It is always good to know what the case is before taking further actions.

You ask "what should I do now?" Well, you have several options open to you. In rough order of preference:

1. Convince your provider to address and fix the issues in their record, and take action to prevent future occurrences.
2. Move to another provider.
3. Complain loudly until your provider acknowledges they have a problem and cleans up.
4. Sue your provider for negligence. They have failed their duty to provide you with the connectivity for which you paid. Damages should at least include the cost of moving to another provider.
5. Arrange for smart-hosting your mail through a 3rd party who is not listed.
6. Since the list doesn't itself block your mail ask those who ARE blocking it to whitelist you.
7. Live with the listing. But do not claim innocence since you are now knowingly paying your ISP to keep a spammer connected. "Pay a drug dealers expenses and he will continue to deal."

Your choice. Your move. What will it be?