Is my IP address blacklisted?

If your IP address is blacklisted, that means it’s been identified as an IP that’s associated with spam.

If your IP address is on a blacklist, you won’t be able to send out emails — a major inconvenience in this day and age. Blacklists are compiled by email servers and spam filters, but there’s no central blacklist that keeps track of everyone. As a result, you might be on one black list but not another, or you might be on multiple blacklists.



There are a couple of ways you can get on a blacklist and they all have to do with spam: either you’ve been flagged for sending out spam emails; your IP address was included in a range of IP addresses that were tagged as potentially sending spam; or your IP has been flagged as being from a country or internet service provider that doesn’t honor “unsubscribe” requests.



So if you find out that you’re on a blacklist, there are steps you can take to get off of it. First of all, you need to make sure that your computer isn’t sending out spam without your knowledge. Scan your system for viruses and then make sure your operating system is up to date. Ensure that your routers are securely configured and reset all of your passwords so that they’re stronger than they were previously.



Once you’ve done all of that, some blacklists will let you self-remove your IP address. Others have time limits and will automatically drop any IPs that aren’t serious spammers within a couple of weeks. However, if your IP has sent out a lot of spam, it might take longer. Be patient! If you’ve taken all the proper steps to ensure that it won’t happen again, you should be removed from the list with time.

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