Blacklists Compared

21 July 2001

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Survey results for all known public IP-based DNS blacklists.

  Hits   DNS Zone
  2048  (total number of IP addresses tested)
  1389  (union of all zones below)
   806  relays.mail-abuse.org
   772  or.orbl.org
   619  relays.ordb.org
   574  relays.osirusoft.com (result 127.0.0.2 = relay)
   513  inputs.orbz.org
   405  outputs.orbz.org
   337  orbs.dorkslayers.com
   278  xbl.selwerd.cx
   110  dev.null.dk
   108  dialups.mail-abuse.org
    70  ztl.dorkslayers.com
    63  relays.osirusoft.com (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
     5  blackholes.mail-abuse.org
     5  orbz.gst-group.co.uk
     1  blocktest.relays.osirusoft.com (not a blacklist!)

This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 23 July 2001.