Disable Backscatter & Sender Callouts

[cPanelTristan]

How do you know you are listed on that site? I would imagine you've gotten failure messages about it, what are those failure messages?

Next, did you test the IP on the Backscatterer.org powered by UCEPROTECT page? If so, what does it say about the IP on that page.

[Bdzzld]

Hi CpanelTristan,

The most recent shows the following about one of the servers :

A total of 18 Impacts were detected during this listing. Last was 11.05.2011 08:39 CEST +/- 1 minute.
Earliest date this IP can expire is 08.06.2011 08:39 CEST.

[DomineauX]

Keep in mind that backscatter will also list your server if a user has an auto-responder setup.

[twhiting9275]

This is one of those damned if you do, damned if you don't cases. Backscatter isn't "spam", though it's definitely problematic. Having an autoresponder isn't "spam" by any means, though, again, many would consider it problematic.
THANKFULLY not too many rely on this RBL, but it's still not a good thing being listed in any rbl

[DomineauX]

Backscatter.org particularly is just a poor attempt at extortion and any mail servers utilizing it should know that they are complicit.

[Jtellup]

Thank you Tony, someone finally had the fortitude to call it like it is.

[DomineauX]

Happy to do so. Personally I am sick of mail services using any of the RBL services that are blatantly abusive. If an RBL doesn't have a free method to properly check the reason, with evidence for a block and a free way to clear a block if the cause was resolved and unintended, then they should absolutely not be used by anyone running more than a personal mail server.