Good DNSBL Lists 1

[johnnyBravo1]

I have Symantec gateway and I have two good dnsbl lists that catches a lot of spam, but i was wondering if anyone had a good dnsbl that they use, I need to use it for my third entry. Thanks in advance

 

[Alabaster2100]

I run all my mail through 4 Lists. (safe to assume that not everyone is going to be the most current so check more then 1 place.)
Here is is my list

1. bl.spamcop.net
2. list.dsbl.org
3. sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org
4. relays.ordb.org

There are lots of services out there, some just recycle others lists, but these 4 have never timed out for me so I've stuck with them. a DNSBL list that times out is going to let your spam in.
What ever you do... DO NOT CACHE LISTS... this will cripple the reliablity of your spam deflection as a server the was blacklisted in the morning could easily be removed from the lists in a couple of hours, but you would still think they are on the list cuz of caching.

BoL
PA

 

[AlexIT]

Star for this info, all of us should use a combination of lists...

 

[58sniper]

Dunno if this will help, but I try and watch

http://www.sdsc.edu/~jeff/spam/2004/bc-20040410.html

for info on which blacklists are processing the most messages. I've been working on writing a PHP app that queries most of these to see if you're listed....