What is bl.spamcop.net

[DCPan]

Hi,

An e-mail I sent to my friend from my yahoo account bounced. It said this site "bl.spamcop.net" said my e-mail was spam.

What's the deal?

How do I get myself removed?

Thanks!

[TimoS]

Originally posted by DCPan
Hi,

An e-mail I sent to my friend from my yahoo account bounced. It said this site "bl.spamcop.net" said my e-mail was spam.

What's the deal?

How do I get myself removed?

Thanks!

Spamcop runs a blacklist of known and suspected spammers (I hope you're not one) and here's (http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml) where to find more info about them and how to get yourself removed. Here's what they're saying about their service:

SpamCop Blocklist Details & Description

This blocking list is somewhat experimental. This system and most other spam-filtering systems should not be used in a production environment where legitimate email must be delivered. Many end-users and administrators have decided that risking the loss of legitimate email is worth the benefit of blocking most spam. As a result, this list is now used widely and it's reputation for blocking spam while reducing the risk of erroneous blocking is growing.

However, it should be noted that SpamCop is aggressive and often errs on the side of blocking mail - users should be warned and given information about how their mail is filtered. Ideally they should have a choice of filtering options. Many mailservers can operate with blacklists in a "tag only" mode, which is preferable in many situations.

The description of the algorithm used for deciding whether to block a host may be out of date, and is subject to change without notice.

There is no warranty associated with using this system. It is provided as is.

[Joseph Svinth]

Spamcop is a paid service, and I run my EJMAS e-mail through it. When I didn't, then I was getting probably 50-100 spam per day, whereas now I receive only a few per day through that e-mail address.

Be careful, though, because if you set your filters too high, then essentially no e-mail from new correspondents will get through. My dad, for example, recently got a new e-mail address. He then set his filters high, and the result was that he blocked both my sister and myself from e-mailing him. Why? Unknown addresses. Essentially, with a very high filter, no one who has not e-mailed you before, and then been added to a list, will get through to you. My guess is that this is what happened to you.

Using Spamcop, you can also block e-mail from specific countries. For example, I get a lot of spam that is written in Russian. Doesn't mean much to me, ya know? Anyway, I personally don't want to block Russia because I sometimes get real e-mail from there. However, if you don't, then sort of thing becomes possible, too.