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Spam Resource: DELIVTERMS: Spamhaus
- June 1, 2022
- Posted by: Top Deliverability
- Category: Industry News Spam Resource
Al Iverson just shared a interesting blog on Spam Resource:
DELIVTERMS: The (almost) weekly series here on Spam Resource that defines deliverability terminology. Today, I’m going to talk about Spamhaus.Spamhaus, in the context of my day-to-day role as a deliverability consultant, is perhaps best described as a publisher of anti-spam blocklists.They publish a multitude of blocklists:SBL: Their primary IP address-based blocking list. Spamming companies and ISPs are listed here both manually, based upon review and investigation by somebody at Spamhaus, and also in an automated fashion using logic that results in “CSS” listings on the SBL. Entities listed on the SBL (for reasons other than CSS) typically have to contact Spamhaus to discuss potential resolution to an issue before Spamhaus will remove (“delist”) an IP address. Spamhaus generally (but perhaps not always) wants to talk to the service provider or sending platform more-so than the end client.DBL: Their primary domain-based blocking list. This is run in a fashion more automated…
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