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The AHBL is operated by a division of the Summit Open Source Development Group (SOSDG), a developer of open source technologies.  Based on data pulled from various sources on the Internet, plus their own custom tracking tools and databases, the AHBL provides a highly useful database of known problematic machines on the Internet.

Unlike many of the other lists out there, the AHBL focuses on community involvement and communication.  When contacting AHBL, you get to speak to the same people who manage the database and who know its operations best.

The AHBL has been in operation in it's current form since October of 2003, and was previously known as the Summit Blacklist since late 2000.  The AHBL is considered an evolutionary step in the SOSDG's spam fighting services.

Use of the DNSbl ip4r Service

If you have a mail server that can use DNSbl lists (sometimes known as RBL lists, or DNS Blacklists), you can take advantage of their ip4r based lookup system.

DNSbl zone name: dnsbl.ahbl.org

Format of queries: Take IP address wishing to be checked, reverse the octets (1.2.3.4 becomes 4.3.2.1) and prepended to the zone above.

Example query: 2.0.0.127.dnsbl.ahbl.org

Please contact AHBL before using their list by e-mailing admins@2mbit.com. If you are a large provider with many customers, or are planning to do more then 100,000 queries per day, you must contact AHBL to confirm that this is ok. They may require you to setup your own AHBL mirror server locally to reduce the load on their systems.

For providers who use our DNSbl service, you must make sure to alert your customers to the fact that you are using our service on the support pages or signup pages with a link to our website. Your customers have a right to know what methods you are using to filter their e-mail.

Disclaimer: AHBL can not, and will not be held responsible for any lost e-mail due to you using our list. By using our list, you explicitly agree to accept full responsibility for any actions that result due to the usage of our list.

AHBL Response Codes

127.0.0.2 Open Relay
127.0.0.3 Open Proxy
127.0.0.4 Spam Source
127.0.0.5 Provisional Spam Source Listing block (will be removed if spam stops)
127.0.0.6 Formmail Spam
127.0.0.7 Spam Supporter
127.0.0.8 Spam Supporter (indirect)
127.0.0.9 End User (non mail system)
127.0.0.10 Shoot On Sight
127.0.0.11 Non-RFC Compliant (missing postmaster or abuse)
127.0.0.12 Does not properly handle 5xx errors
127.0.0.13 Other Non-RFC Compliant
127.0.0.14 Compromised System - DDoS
127.0.0.15 Compromised System - Relay
127.0.0.16 Compromised System - Autorooter/Scanner
127.0.0.17 Compromised System - Worm or mass mailing virus
127.0.0.18 Compromised System - Other virus
127.0.0.19 Open Proxy
127.0.0.20 Blog/Wiki/Comment Spammer
127.0.0.127 Other

Declude Configuration

AHBL-OPEN-RELAY IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.2
5
0
AHBL-OPEN-PROXY IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.3
4
0
AHBL-SPAM IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.4
6
0
AHBL-TEMP-SPAM IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.5
6
0
AHBL-FORM IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.6
5
0
AHBL-SPAM-SUPPORT IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.7
4
0
AHBL-SPAM-SUPPORT-IND IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.8
3
0
AHBL-DUL IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.9
2
0
AHBL-SOS IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.10
8
0
AHBL-NON-RFC IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.11
0
0
AHBL-NON-5XX IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.12
0
0
AHBL-NON-RFC2 IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.13
0
0
AHBL-COMP-DDOS IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.14
3
0
AHBL-COMP-RELAY IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.15
3
0
AHBL-NON-SCAN IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.16
3
0
AHBL-NON-WORM IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.17
3
0
AHBL-NON-VIRUS IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.18
3
0
AHBL-OPEN-PROXY2 IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.19
4
0
AHBL-NON-BLOG IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.20
2
0
AHBL-OTHER IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.127
2
0


The above setup requires multiple DNS queries you could use an aggregate to improve performance.

AHBL IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org *
6
0


Another option is to use an aggregate value and then add points for certain lookups.

AHBL IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org *
4
0
AHBL-SPAM IP4R dnsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.4
6
0

 

Use of the RHSbl Service

The RHSbl service is one of the unique services the AHBL offers. It is a list of domain names that spammers own and use in their UCE/UBE/spam. AHBL do not list domain names that are not owned/operated by spammers, making this list very safe to use in checking against the From: address in e-mails.

DNSbl zone name: rhsbl.ahbl.org

Format of queries: Take the domain name to be checked, and prepend it to the zone name above.

Example query: joesmoe.com.rhsbl.ahbl.org

Declude Configuration

AHBL-DOMAINS RHSBL rhsbl.ahbl.org 127.0.0.2 10 0

 



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