Proxy DNSBL

We routinely scan all hosts which attempt to send us email. Our scanning is done from proxy-scan.invlogic.com with proxycheck v0.46 (2004-02-17). A host is scanned at most once every 30 days, and only if the host contacts one of our mail servers. Hosts which show open ports are placed into the list.

There are currently 1863 hosts on this list.

You can find out if a host is on the list, the last date it was scanned, and which ports were found to be open by querying the list:

Host:  

Getting off the list

If your host is on the list, getting removed is simple. Fix whatever software is providing the open ports -- socks server, proxy server or remote access program. You may also have one of several worm/virus active on the system. In any case, you need to correct the problem. Once the ports are closed, you can send us an email at dnsbl at invlogic.com and we'll scan the IP again. If it passes, it will be removed.

Getting through

The easiest means to get your message delivered is to publish SPF records for the domain. Our systems are configured to overlook the DNSBLs if the host is the legitimate sender for the given domain. Abuse of this (publishing +all records or sending spam via an authorized host) will result in the domain being added to our SPF DENY list, blocking it permanently.

As a last resort, we have created a special address that will allow you to send a message in spite of the above source and content filtering. By sending your message to:

bypass+<user>#<domain> at invlogic.com
where <user>#<domain> is the original address with the @ replaced by a #. For example:
bypass+access#linux.org at invlogic.com

Initially, someone here will review the message and pass it along to the recipient, eventually it may become more automatic. I would not recommend sending anything you're not comfortable having someone, besides the intended recipient, reading. This will only work for domains which we are locally responsible for, it isn't a generic forwarder. We reserve the right to permanently block anyone who abuses this feature.

For the complete story on how we handle email, click here.


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