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Listed on Spam Eating Monkey Backscatter? How to get delisted

backscatter.spameatingmonkey.net

What a listing means

Spam Eating Monkey Backscatter is one of the DNS blocklists some mail servers consult when deciding whether to accept a message. A listing means the list’s operator saw activity from the address that matches their criteria.

How removal works

Find and fix the cause first: a compromised account or device, an open relay, missing reverse DNS, or sending to old or purchased lists. Then use the operator’s own lookup or removal page; most lists also expire listings automatically once the activity stops.

Before you request removal

  1. Confirm the listing with ProbeKit’s blacklist check and note every list that shows the IP or domain.
  2. Find the cause: compromised mailbox passwords, malware on a device, an open relay or open proxy, a misbehaving web form, or sending to purchased or stale lists.
  3. Fix it, and make sure the IP has a proper reverse DNS (PTR) name and that SPF, DKIM and DMARC pass for your mail.
  4. Use the list operator’s removal process. Requesting removal before fixing the cause usually gets the IP relisted.
  5. Re-check after a day, and add a blacklist monitor so you hear about the next listing before your users do.

Check your IP or domain now

Pick a check, or type a prefix like spf:

Blacklist check · Reverse DNS · SMTP test · Guide: “550 5.7.1 … Spamhaus”