Blacklists Compared

28 July 2001

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

  Hits   DNS Zone
  5192  (total number of IP addresses tested, including 290 at SDSC)
  1348  (union of all zones below)
   861  xbl.selwerd.cx
   316  outputs.orbz.org
   248  or.orbl.org
   222  relays.ordb.org
   173  inputs.orbz.org
   127  relays.mail-abuse.org
   117  relays.osirusoft.com (result 127.0.0.2 = relay)
    76  orbs.dorkslayers.com
    56  spammers.v6net.org
    37  ztl.dorkslayers.com
    18  dev.null.dk
     9  blocktest.relays.osirusoft.com (not a blacklist!)
     8  dialups.mail-abuse.org
     7  relays.osirusoft.com (result 127.0.0.3 = dialup)
     2  blackholes.mail-abuse.org
     2  orbz.gst-group.co.uk (result 127.0.0.3 = relay input)
     1  orbz.gst-group.co.uk (result 127.0.0.2 = relay output)
     1  relays.osirusoft.com (result 127.0.0.6 = spamware vendor)
     1  relays.osirusoft.com (result 127.0.0.4 = spam source)

This document was last updated by Jeff Makey <jeff@sdsc.edu> on 29 July 2001.