Rodrigo Barbosa wrote on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:45:13 -0300: > That's only the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. From that 122 RBLs > I mentioned, I actually only use 3 regularly, and another 2 in some > specially sensitive servers: > > sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org > relays.ordb.org > dnsbl.njabl.org I use two of these as well, and in the same order, but I found ordb.org too ineffective when I tested several RBLs some years ago. My "second" RBL is safe.sorbs.net. > bl.spamcop.net too agressive in my eyes, but certainly effective. > > Even my best servers will still show listed on 5 or 6 RBLs. Usually > those same 6 above. That doesn't surprise me, 5 of them are not on DNS and the first domain belongs to a domain grabber it seems. What RBL lookup do you use? It seems to be unreliable. There *are* RBLs which just list *every* IP they don't have business with, but the above don't belong in this category, they are just dead. I recommend using this one: http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ip4r.ch?ip= Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com