{"data":{"external_id":2208,"slug":"uceprotect","title":"Why UCEPROTECT as a Spam List is Unreliable!","content":"Yes, we have a problem with a blacklist. This list is so unreliable that we had to write a FAQ about it.\nMany customers come to us complaining that mxtoolbox shows a blacklist entry. Usually, it is the same provider judging our IP addresses: UCEPROTECT \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and we are not alone in these concerns, as seen in our following criticism.\nWe are completely against spam emails. Nobody likes an inbox full of pharmacy ads, awkward penis enlargement offers, or money scams.\nWhat is the problem? UCEPROTECT uses several levels of spam protection. Level 1 checks the individual IP address, Level 2 checks the whole IP network, and Level 3 checks the entire network provider. We host our servers in the Netlinq\/Synlinq network at Maincubes (Offenbach am Main). This means we are not alone. Many small and large providers share the same network or ASN \u00e2\u0080\u0093 much like how many people use the same home internet provider, such as Telekom or Vodafone.\nAt UCEPROTECT Level 3, their system marks a whole network provider as a spammer if even a small fraction of the IP addresses in the network (AS) send spam. This is hard to avoid. A customer of another hosting company could cause our IP addresses to be listed. We are not blaming any other host; only that host should be \u00e2\u0080\u009cpunished,\u00e2\u0080\u009d not everyone sharing the network.\nBut the practices go even further: For a lot of money, you can pay to have your address removed from the list for a few days. This does not solve the problem\u00e2\u0080\u0094it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s just extortion. If you take a closer look at their website, you can see that it is no longer well maintained.\nWe have no contact with UCEPROTECT and no way to remove IP addresses from Level 3. We see every mail server operator who uses this list to check for spam as an accomplice in these shady practices. Email hosting already faces many challenges, and some protections help in the end\u00e2\u0080\u0094but this list is not one of them.\nWe sincerely apologize if the UCEPROTECT Level 3 entry brought you to this page. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do. If you do not have any problems sending emails, you can simply ignore this spam list \u00e2\u0080\u0093 reputable mail providers will not use it by 2025.\nPlease contact our support if you need help \u00e2\u0080\u0093 together we can see if a solution is possible.","schema":null,"facts":[],"links":[{"type":"faq","url":"https:\/\/support.prepaid-hoster.de\/faq\/de\/domains\/meine-ip-adresse-ist-auf-einer-block-list.html","data":{"post_id":"55784","post_slug":"meine-ip-adresse-ist-auf-einer-block-list","post_cat_id":"5"}},{"type":"external","url":"https:\/\/mxtoolbox.com\/blacklists.aspx","data":{"title":"Email Blacklist Check - IP Blacklist Check - See if your server is blacklisted","meta_description":"","meta":[]}},{"type":"external","url":"https:\/\/arnowelzel.de\/erfahrungen-mit-uceprotect","data":{"title":"Erfahrungen mit \u201eUCEPROTECT\u201c | Arno Welzel","meta_description":"","meta":[]}},{"type":"external","url":"https:\/\/bgp.tools\/as\/44486#prefixes","data":{"title":"AS44486 Oliver Horscht is trading as \"SYNLINQ\" - bgp.tools","meta_description":"Oliver Horscht is trading as \"SYNLINQ\" (AS44486) is a 7 year old BGP network that is peering with 174 other networks and has 6 upstream carriers","meta":[]}}]}}