How to check the website's IP address for spam

Email services are actively fighting spam. Their task is to identify the intruder in order to protect the recipients from undesirable information. A spam base makes it possible to block letters from being sent from poorly proven IP addresses not only to users who have detected a violation but also to other recipients of the service.

The DNS blacklist host list is responsible for fighting spam. It exists within a distributed DNS database containing domain information. When a letter is received, the mail service addresses the DNSBL list to check the sender's IP address for spam. If the website is present in the list, the message is regarded as spam and does not reach the recipient.

Senders who use recipient addresses without their consent go to the spam category. Typically, these are users who not only did not allow the processing of personal data but also did not show any interest in the sender's website, their products, and services.

Purchasing an address list is also a violation. According to the recommendations of resources for automatic emailing, the email address list should consist of website visitors who have subscribed to the email newsletter, or customers who are interested in your special offers and news.

Algorithms of email services don't guarantee the protection of a website's IP address from getting blacklisted. Even when a list of interested users is used for emailing. However, the webmaster's task is to mitigate these risks. Here are the basic rules that you should adhere to:

• only interact with your target audience;
  
• use the "official" email address list;
  
• pay for a unique IP address for your website on the server;
  
• dilute your email texts with dynamic content (the recipient's name, etc.).
  

If the website's IP address is in the "blacklist", the company's emails and newsletters are not delivered to a recipient. The sender often receives a message stating that his domain is blocked in response to the refusal of the mail service to receive the letter.

Check if your IP address in the blacklist to make sure that your emails reach your subscribers. There are public resources which you can use to get information about the website. Some of them also provide recommendations on how to exclude a resource from the spam base.

Here are some examples of services where you can check if your IP address is blacklisted:

• senderscore.org;
  
• spamhaus.org;
  
• whoer.net.
  

To find out the IP address of a website, you need to find it in your hosting account or using the Windows command line. First, you need to run the cmd file, then enter the ping command and the address of the desired web resource. After exchanging data with the website, you will be able to see its IP address in the "Ping Statistics" line.

Write down the obtained address and check if this IP address is in spam bases.

The relative advantage of spam lists is that such services are fully automated and loyal to websites that have stopped violating the rules. If there is no suspicious activity on a web resource, its IP address will most likely be deleted from the blacklist. This process usually takes from a few days to a couple of weeks.

To speed up troubleshooting, you can contact the technical support of the service. Also, network tools are used to remove IP addresses from spam bases. For example, the service for checking IP addresses for spam Whoer.net offers to fill in a form on the website Spamhaus.org.

Blacklisting IP addresses is a way for email services to fight spam. There are specialized online services where you can check IP addresses for spam.

To minimize the risk of a website getting blacklisted, it is better to use your own email address lists of users who are interested in your products. The unique IP address for the hosting site will also exclude the influence of neighboring domains on the reputation of your website.