[SpamCop-Geeks] Re: Changing ISP this weekend - what is spam history

[Socks the Whitehouse Cat]

"Possum Trot" <PossumTrot at dont.spam.me> wrote in
news:d6vprn$q57$1 at news.spamcop.net: 

> I'm not the network Admin, rather just a user of our company network. 
> This weekend we change ISPs in conjunction with a move to new offices.
>   Given two address ranges, how can I determine what the past spam
> history of those ranges are, in particular whether they are or have
> recently been blocked? 
> 

http://openrbl.org for starters.

check the upstream most importantly.  if you are going to MCI/UUNET or SBC, 
for instance, the chances are good that you'll be blocked.

http://spamhaus.org can also give you data on your ISP. Again, focus on the 
backbone provider.

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