New server IP on spam blacklist

billydeakin · 09-12-2008, 04:29 AM

Hi all

I moved all my sites to a new dedicated server a few days ago and all seemed to go very smoothly except for a few bouncing emails. I assumed that was just propegation and would settle down but this morning one of the headers concerned me saying about the IP being blacklisted.

I used an online checker and sure enough, my new IP address is on 2 spam blacklists. I can only assume that a spammer was perviously using this IP before I was sold it.

I've already emailed my hosting company and am waiting for a response but wondered if anyone here can offer any advice. Should my hosting company have checked this before, or is it just bad luck? Is there a way to be removed from the blacklist or do I need to switch servers again?

Any help here would be gratefully received.

Bill

jasonl70 · 09-12-2008, 11:25 AM

you don't need to swicth servers - just ask for a new IP.

As for getting off the blacklists - it can be a real pain sometimes. some will go so far as to require you to pay a fee - in other words, extortion. And when you think you are off all of them, you'll discover that a lot of the major ISP's have their own in-house blacklist.

09-12-2008, 04:29 AM	#1
billydeakin Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New server IP on spam blacklist - help? Hi all I moved all my sites to a new dedicated server a few days ago and all seemed to go very smoothly except for a few bouncing emails. I assumed that was just propegation and would settle down but this morning one of the headers concerned me saying about the IP being blacklisted. I used an online checker and sure enough, my new IP address is on 2 spam blacklists. I can only assume that a spammer was perviously using this IP before I was sold it. I've already emailed my hosting company and am waiting for a response but wondered if anyone here can offer any advice. Should my hosting company have checked this before, or is it just bad luck? Is there a way to be removed from the blacklist or do I need to switch servers again? Any help here would be gratefully received. Bill

09-12-2008, 11:25 AM	#2
jasonl70 Software Developer War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ohio , USA. Posts: 2,273 Thanks: 416 Thanked 408 Times in 250 Posts	Re: New server IP on spam blacklist - help? you don't need to swicth servers - just ask for a new IP. As for getting off the blacklists - it can be a real pain sometimes. some will go so far as to require you to pay a fee - in other words, extortion. And when you think you are off all of them, you'll discover that a lot of the major ISP's have their own in-house blacklist.
	-Jason