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Day: May 2, 2007

How to test an IP address against an RBL/DNSBL list

Published by NiteMayr on May 2, 2007

Hey There; this post is a technical post about how to test to see if your IP address is on an RBL list.

  1. Locate an RBL provider or if you know you are on their list determine their zone name:  for example the zone names for SPAMHAUS are sbl.spamhaus.org, xbl.spamhaus.org and pbl.spamhaus.org

  2. Once you have those names, you need your IP address.  For this example we will use a fake address:

    212.122.234.565

    (For those of you not in the know, this IP address can’t exist in the IP v4 numbering system)

  3. Now reverse the IP address!

    565.234.122.212

  4. Now we need a command prompt; from windows XP, 2000 or Vista go to START -> Run and type cmd and enter.  In Linux or another *nix system open a terminal.  On Mac OSX, uh, open the terminal.
  5. At the command prompt type nslookup 565.234.122.212.sbl.spamhaus.org and hit ENTER

    You should see something like this:

    Server:  dnsserver.yourdomain.com
    Address:  xx.xx.xx.xx

    *** dnsserver.yourdomain.com can’t find 565.234.122.212.sbl.spamhaus.org: Non-
    existent domain

  6. If you DON’T See “Non-Existent domain” and instead see something like:

    Non-authoritative answer:
    Name:   565.234.122.212.sbl.spamhaus.org
    Address: 127.0.0.1

    It’s a good bet you are on the RBL (in this case SBL) list.

  7. You can repeat this test for each DNSBL zone (ie nslookup 565.234.122.212.xbl.spamhaus.org)
  8. If all the tests come up as “non-existent domain” you’re clean!

Work out, Maybe to hard?

Published by NiteMayr on May 2, 2007

I had a good workout yesterday, 2 miles on the elliptical machine (28 minutes) a quarter mile uphill at a run on the treadmill (nearly killed me) lifted weights (20 reps 80-100 pounds) and crunches and leg lists (as many as I could do in 15 minutes).

After supper, I wanted to do some nice partial crunches, to work the upper abdominal a bit as they didn’t feel as worked out as the rest of my gut.  NiteGirl would not let me, she went so far as sitting on my chest to stop me.  I ended up doing them with her on my waist, but it was annoying that she was stopping me from getting exercise I need.

Her point was that I was working too hard (I didn’t feel too tired or sore to do it, why not) but she relented to let me get some exercise.  She got some too, and apparently fell asleep later on.  I fell dead asleep soon after she was done.