The Mail Baby Interserver SpamAssassin Realtime Blocklist (RBL) is an IP-based blacklist designed for use with the SpamAssassin email filtering platform. Unlike more aggressive blocklists that cause outright rejection of email, this list is intended to be used in a scoring system. Mail servers using this blacklist will typically add a small penalty score to an email originating from a listed IP, which contributes to its overall spam score. An IP is automatically added to this list when it sends mail to the provider's spamtraps or when mail from the IP is reported as junk by end-users. The entire process, from listing to delisting, is automated.
This RBL is operated by MailBaby, a company that provides an outbound email filtering service, also known as a smart host. Their service involves analyzing outgoing emails for spam content and routing them through different IP zones based on the analysis and score. MailBaby manages its IP reputation by actively monitoring its addresses for blocklist listings and utilizing feedback loops and other abuse monitoring systems to ensure clean email delivery.
There is no manual delisting request process for this specific blocklist. Removals are handled automatically. An IP address is removed from the list after a set period of time has passed since the last spam message was received from it. To be removed from this blocklist, you must first fix the root cause of the problem.
The impact of a listing on the Mail Baby Interserver SpamAssassin Realtime Blocklist (RBL) is low. The blocklist is not intended for outright blocking of email. Instead, it is used to add a small score (for example, a score of 0.5) to an email's overall spam rating. By itself, this score is unlikely to cause delivery issues. However, if an email has other issues that also increase its spam score, this blacklist listing could contribute to pushing the total score over the threshold, causing the email to be filtered into the junk folder or rejected.