If you are on the Spam Eating Monkey Blacklist, there could be any number of issues that need to be addressed in your network: virus-generated spam, dynamic IP addresses previously used by spammers, or bulk mail sending that does not comply with the CAN-SPAM Act.
Sem Backscatter Reports Sources Of Backscatter
Backscatter Blacklists are specifically looking at a type of traffic from an email server IP Address related to a Non-Delivery Report/Receipt (NDR), also called a bounce-back or bounce message. Backscatter (also known as outscatter, misdirected bounces, blowback or collateral spam) is the incorrect automated bounce messages sent by mail servers, typically as a side effect of incoming spam from a Denial of Service (DoS) or Directory-Harvesting attack on a mail server. In this kind of attack, the attacker spoofs (or forges) the source address in IP packets sent to the victim. In general, the victim machine cannot distinguish between the spoofed packets and legitimate packets, so the victim responds to the spoofed packets as it normally would.
Sem Backscatter Automatically Delists Entries
This blacklist does not offer any form of manual request to delist. Your IP Address will either automatically expire from listing after a given timeframe, or after time expires from the last receipt of spam into their spamtraps from your IP Address.
Your Email Deliverability is in Jeopardy!
Blacklisting is a sign that you are not actively managing your email deliverability. Other technologies - SPF, DKIM and DMARC are now just as important to get your email placed in the Inbox of your recipients. If you aren’t managing email deliverability, your message may never be heard.
MxToolbox Delivery Center Features:
- Insight into your SPF, DKIM and DMARC configuration to ensure your sending email properly
- DMARC Compliance checks for all of your reported email
- Adaptive Blacklist Monitoring of all your email senders
- Recommendations for improving DMARC compliance and DMARC policies
- Event-based reminders for emergent issues and on-going maintenance
DMARC is a necessity for your business!
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