What are the best tools for monitoring IP blacklisting and RBLs?
Summary
What email marketers say12Marketer opinions
Marketer from Email Geeks shares that price is the issue with 250ok/Everest when compared to Hetrix, where you can copy/paste large lists of IPs and/or domains in CIDR format for quick entry.
Marketer from Email Geeks shares that they have been using HetrixTools for several years and loves it due to being simple, straightforward, and highly configurable.
Email marketer from Blacklists.com states that the website will test an IP address against multiple DNS based blacklists (DNSBLs) or Realtime Blackhole Lists (RBLs).
Email marketer from WhatIsMyIP shares that they have a tool that will let you test an IP address against multiple DNS based blacklists.
Email marketer from G2 recommends using tools like MXToolbox, BlacklistAlert, and UltraTools to monitor IP blacklisting and RBLs.
Email marketer from Reddit suggests using online tools such as MXToolbox and DNSBL lookup to quickly check if an IP is blacklisted. They also recommend commercial services like Spamhaus for more in-depth monitoring.
Email marketer from URIBL shares that the URIBL provides the ability to test an IP address against multiple DNS based blacklists.
Email marketer from StackExchange recommends using the centralops.net API, and building a custom monitoring solution to track IPs against RBLs. They also recommend using dedicated services for more robust monitoring.
Email marketer from Quora suggests using free online tools like MXToolbox and WhatIsMyIPAddress to check for IP blacklisting.
Marketer from Email Geeks shares that they have been using 250ok/Everest for years due to it being easy to configure quickly and suitable for monitoring a high number of IPs.
Email marketer from multiRBL.valli.eu shares that multiRBL is a tool that will test an IP address against multiple DNS based blacklists (DNSBLs) or Realtime Blackhole Lists (RBLs).
Marketer from Email Geeks explains that for RBL monitoring services, it is important to monitor domain RBLs and to only get alerts for the useful RBLs.
What the experts say2Expert opinions
Expert from Word to the Wise answers that some people choose to use RBLs to block email, because they think the RBL will somehow identify all the spam and let all the good email through.
Expert from SpamResource explains that tools such as MXToolbox, and dedicated blacklist monitoring services are valuable for identifying and addressing blacklisting issues.
What the documentation says4Technical articles
Documentation from HetrixTools explains that they offer blacklist monitoring services that allow users to monitor their IPs and domains against multiple RBLs and receive alerts when listed.
Documentation from Spamhaus explains that Spamhaus provides real-time threat intelligence to protect networks and offers tools to check if an IP address is listed on their blocklists.
Documentation from Talos Intelligence explains that they provide reputation monitoring services, including IP and domain reputation, to help users identify and address potential blacklisting issues.
Documentation from Proofpoint shares that Proofpoint offers comprehensive threat intelligence services, including IP reputation monitoring, to help organizations identify and mitigate risks associated with blacklisted IPs.