Blacklist removal guides

On a blacklist? Find the way off it.

A removal guide for every list we monitor: what it is, why your mail landed on it, and the exact steps to get delisted. Not sure which one you are on? Run the checker first.

IP blacklists

33 lists with a guide.

They list the sending server. Check every IP behind your MX.

Spamhaus ZEN → ZEN is the blocklist most receivers actually consult. Here is what a listing means, and how to get off it. Barracuda (BRBL) → The BRBL is a widely used free DNSBL run by Barracuda Networks. Here is what a listing means and how to get your IP removed. SpamCop (SCBL) → The SCBL removes IPs automatically once reports stop. There is no form to fill in — here is what a listing means and how it clears. CBL (Abuseat) → The CBL is now part of the Spamhaus XBL. Here is what a cbl.abuseat.org listing means, and how to get off it. PSBL → PSBL is an easy-on, easy-off spamtrap blocklist. Here is why your IP is listed and how to clear it in minutes. Nixspam (ix.dnsbl.manitu.net) → Nixspam closed in January 2025. If your mail is being blocked "because" of it, the receiver is querying a list that no longer exists. Mailspike BL → Mailspike BL flags IPs caught in spam waves or carrying a poor reputation. Here is what a listing means, and how to get off it. SpamEatingMonkey BL (SEM-BLACK) → SEM-BLACK lists IPs that hit a spamtrap or breach policy. Here is what a listing means and how to clear it. SpamRats Spam → RATS-Spam is an evidence-based spam list. Stop the sending that triggered it, then remove the IP yourself for free. WPBL → The WPBL shut down in 2024 and lists nobody. If something still flags it, here is why, and what you actually need to fix instead. UCEPROTECT Level 1 → Level 1 lists single IPs that hit UCEPROTECT spamtraps. Stop the abuse and the listing clears itself in seven days. Anonmails DNSBL → A small German spam-trap blocklist that few receivers still consult. Here is what a listing means and how to request removal. Mailspike Z → Z is Mailspike's zero-hour list: IPs caught mid spam-wave. Here is what a listing means and how to clear it. SEM Backscatter → SEM Backscatter flags servers that bounce or auto-reply to forged senders. Here is what a listing means, and why the only real fix is to stop the backscatter. GBUdb Truncate → Truncate has no delist button. It is a statistical reputation list that clears itself once the bad mail stops. Here is what to fix and how long it takes. DroneBL → DroneBL flags compromised and abused hosts. Here is what a listing means, and how to get your IP removed. S5H → S5H is a small, spam-trap-driven IP blocklist run by System 5 Hosting. Here is what a listing means and how to clear it. NordSpam BL → The NordSpam BL flags IP addresses seen sending spam. Here is what a listing means and how to get your IP removed. Korea Services (korea.services.net) → A blunt, allocation-based list of Korean network space. Here is what a listing means and the realistic ways off it. InterServer RBL → InterServer's RBL has no removal button. Here is why your IP is listed, and why fixing the cause matters more than asking to be delisted. SINGULARis (TTK) → A small university-run blocklist that will still bounce your mail to the PTE Faculty of Sciences. Here is what a listing means and how to clear it. IMP Spam → IMP Spam is ImproWare's IP blocklist of addresses seen sending spam. Here is what a listing means and how to get off it. IMP Worm → IMP Worm lists IPs caught spreading worms or viruses. Here is what a listing means, and how to clear it. Virus RBL JP → virus.rbl.jp flags IPs sending virus-infected mail. Clean the source and the listing clears itself. SpamRats Dyna → RATS-Dyna is not a spam list — it is a reverse-DNS list. Fix the PTR record and the listing clears. SpamRATS NoPtr → RATS-NoPtr flags sending IPs that have no reverse DNS. Fix the PTR record and you can clear it yourself. SpamRATS Auth → RATS-Auth flags IP addresses seen attacking authentication. Here is what a listing means, and how to get off it. ORVEDB → ORVEDB is an old open-relay list from ANTISPAM-UFRJ. Here is what a listing means, and why fixing your server is the whole job. BlockedServers NetScan → NetScan is a low-impact, IP-based list for hosts caught port-scanning. Here is what a listing means and how to clear it. Blockedservers RBL → Blockedservers is a free, self-service DNSBL. A listing is usually low impact, and you can request removal yourself once the cause is fixed. Blockedservers Spam → Blockedservers Spam is a small IP blocklist with free, self-service removal. Here is what a listing means and how to clear it. SPFBL → SPFBL is a reputation blocklist driven by recipient complaints. Here is what a listing means and how to clear it. Unsubscore (LashBack UBL) → Unsubscore is the DNS zone for the LashBack Unsubscribe Blacklist. Here is what a listing means and how to get off it.