keyes528 Posted August 2, 2014 ID:861763 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Im sorry if this is the wrong place. Im just looking for a qquick answer. I found out about the website whatismyipaddress by a mod I believe on these forums. When I entered my own home ip address, and did the ip blacklist check, l2.apews said my ip was blacklisted. When I checked the website it said this was the special reasons:Dynamic IP, generic DNS, missing rDNS/PTR not permitted for direct email connection. You must use correctly configured [with registered working abuse contact] static IP / ISP mail servers / smarthost serviceDoes this mean ip was used for something like a spam/botnet? Out of the 80 blacklist checkers that was the only one that blacklisted it.I noticed the base ip was blacklisted aswell (e.g xx.xx.0.0)Is this bad or what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 2, 2014 ID:861772 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I believe (and may be corrected by someone else) that your ISP has not set up reverse DNS, so if you were running a mail server (which you are not, as a home user), outbound emails would be bounced because it is not fully configured. You may also post to forums and chat boards and occasionally be denied posting privileges if your address could not be confirmed. Do a Google search for "reverse DNS" and you can read up on it. Bottom line is that a home user, you're probably fine. Only a commercial site would be affected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyes528 Posted August 2, 2014 Author ID:861785 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I believe (and may be corrected by someone else) that your ISP has not set up reverse DNS, so if you were running a mail server (which you are not, as a home user), outbound emails would be bounced because it is not fully configured. You may also post to forums and chat boards and occasionally be denied posting privileges if your address could not be confirmed. Do a Google search for "reverse DNS" and you can read up on it. Bottom line is that a home user, you're probably fine. Only a commercial site would be affected.Well I've been posting on forums for years withput issue. Im a home user, so cqn I confirm this wont have any effect? This isn't malicious? I heard if your ip gets blacklisted it could mean your ip was used as part of a bot net.Also, it says the ip was blacklisted in 2007, long before I was part of the ISP im with now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 2, 2014 ID:861800 Share Posted August 2, 2014 That means that it was either used by someone for less than honorable means way back then, or the ISP doesn't do complete configuration. Its not uncommon. You shouldn't need to worry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyes528 Posted August 2, 2014 Author ID:861801 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Well currently my ip is dynamic, and it says the special reason is for being dynamic. On apews it says I must use a configured static ip, so is that the reason for the blacklist? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted August 2, 2014 ID:861808 Share Posted August 2, 2014 You are looking at a blacklist entry that is SEVEN YEARS OLD. You did not have it then. Don't worry about it. By the way, 90% or more of consumers have dynamic IP addresses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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