Remove blacklist from spamRATS

Question

I have checked my IP in SpamRATS and the result is the following:

Standards Compliance:

Does IP Address resolve to a reverse hostname... Passed!

Does IP Address comply with reverse hostname naming convention...Passed!

List Status:

RATS-Dyna - On the list. Worst Offender Alert

RATS-NoPtr - Not on the list

RATS-Spam - Not on the list

I tried to remove it from their page and it says "That IP Address is not listed." but when I checked it again, it is listed and gives me the above message. How can I remove my ip from the list and what will I do so that I will not be listed again.?

please help me on this one.

Solution 1

SpamRats is a very unreliable blacklist. They basically ignore everyone including ISPs, so there are always a good number of innocent sites listed by their system.

Ignore or remove Spamrats and use the more reliable lists like Spamhaus, SpamCop, Truncate, UCEprotect.

Solution 2

SpamRats is a cheating "company" that is adding whole IP ranges and after than they try to sell you commercial services provided by their official companies ... if you write them an email with demand to stop illegal discreditation of the good name of your company or you will sue them they will remove it within an hour ... personal experience

Solution 3

RATS-Dyna means an IP range not a single IP address. It is for spammy neighborhoods. So check who is in charge of that range. The provider of the range needs to address the individual users.

RATS-NoPtr - Means that your domain and IP reverse lookup are properly set. Which is a good thing.

In your case you have everything setup correctly but your IP neighbors aren't. Doesn't mean all of them are bad just a large number. Contact your provider and scream at them.

Solution 4

There seems to be no way to persuade spamrats to unblock your IP. Their removal tool simply does nothing, and attempts to contact them go unanswered. You either need to persuade the people you are emailing not to use spamrats, or get yourself a new IP.

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Comments

[masegaloeh]

It would be useful if you post the actual IP address. See What information should I include or obfuscate in my posts?

[Alex]

so you are saying we just got the reverse DNS wrong? but what in blacklist.org it say here that "Reverse DNS (PTR) exists and claims to be: server.ourserver.co." lso in dyna.spamrats.com "Does IP Address resolve to a reverse hostname... Passed!", "Does IP Address comply with reverse hostname naming convention... Passed!"

[mc0e]

or change provider.

[shakaran]

link dead 404 error

[music2myear]

This really makes a better comment than an answer: The information is helpful to know, but doesn't actually answer the question.

[Захар Joe]

As of 2021, they're asking personally identifiable information (like a passport) of the private MX operator to be sent to them, along with information about "what kind of email is being sent" to be taken off the "worst offenders" list which is simply a huge subnet. That organization has nothing to do with protecting anyone from spam. Everyone's much better off using credible blacklists that act responsibly such as Spamhaus.