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Which blacklist was it and how much did they charge? I have always wondered which are more mafia-esque and which less, as they all act so innocent but are also

• LIV2 7y ago
  I'm guessing backscatterer.org The fix is to configure your MTA so that it doesn't send backscatter
  • bardan 7y ago
    It was backscatterer.org. I don't recall how simple the fix was, but I couldn't find much information on it at the time. The list appeared last in the blacklist tools so I figured it was a fairly new thing.
  • cx42net 7y ago
    How can you know when you're about to send a bounce to a backscatter? I'd love to know this!
    • LIV2 7y ago
      Sorry for the extremely late reply, but you can test using http://its-netzwerk.com/bscatter/ http://its-netzwerk.com/bscatter/ Alternatively attempt to send a message to a nonexistent address on your MTA using telnet which should throw an error after "RCPT TO" if the server is configured correctly Steps to test SMTP via telnet: https://my.esecuredata.com/index.php?/knowledgebase/article/112/test-your-smtp-mail-server-via-telnet https://my.esecuredata.com/index.php?/knowledgebase/article/...
      • cx42net 7y ago
        Thank you for your reply. From my understanding, what you suggest is that a backscatter uses a return path email that does not exists? My understanding was that a backscatter uses an email that is not his, in order to deliver a message without sending it directly (and making the bounce server act like a spammer). Am I missing something?
        • willbrowning 7y ago
          Here is a good blog post [1] that explains backscatter and some ways to help prevent it. [1] https://willem.com/blog/2019-09-10_fighting-backscatter-spam-at-server-level/ https://willem.com/blog/2019-09-10_fighting-backscatter-spam...
          • cx42net 7y ago
            Thanks!
• bardan 7y ago
  It was backscatterer.org. I seem to recall it was in the low hundreds, but it was quite a while ago now.