SpamRATS RATS Dyna Blacklist
The SpamRATS Dyna blocklist (or blacklist) identifies IPs with dynamic or home reverse DNS records associated with high volumes of abusive email traffic.
Updated on 17 Jun 2026: We updated this guide for SpamRATS' current RATS-Dyna naming, delisting flow, and rDNS requirements.
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The SpamRATS RATS-Dyna blacklist is a real-time blocklist (blacklist) for IP addresses that behave like compromised or misconfigured machines on consumer-grade internet connections. It focuses on IPs that look like dynamic, residential, or home address space, which is not suitable for sending email directly to recipient mail servers.
An IP address is typically added to this blacklist for these reasons:
- The IP has sent an abusive number of connections or attempted delivery to too many invalid user mailboxes at ISP and telecommunications mail servers.
- The IP has reverse DNS/PTR naming that matches dynamic or home internet patterns, such as a provider-assigned hostname rather than a mail server hostname.
- The traffic pattern suggests an infected machine or a mail server using the wrong connection type.
Receiving networks use this blocklist to reject mail from sources that should not be operating as mail servers. It differs from a general spam listing because the rDNS pattern and dynamic IP profile matter as much as the abusive traffic signal.
Who runs the SpamRATS RATS-Dyna blacklist?
SpamRATS operates RATS-Dyna. SpamRATS is an IP reputation list service operated by mThreat Technology Inc., and it publishes several RBL zones for different types of abusive or suspicious sending behavior.
Administrators approved to query the list can use the RBL hostname "[YOUR_API_KEY].dyna.spamrats.com". That matters because a listing usually appears at the IP and DNS layer, not inside SPF, DKIM, or DMARC records.
Who should request delisting?
You should request delisting only if you run the mail server using the listed IP address. If the IP belongs to a residential connection, office broadband line, consumer ISP account, or other dynamic pool, the correct fix usually sits with the ISP or with the way the mail client sends outbound mail.
End users should not try to remove a home IP just because email fails. Set the mail client to send through the provider's authenticated submission service, usually SMTP authentication on port 587, or ask the ISP or help desk to fix the account setup.
How to get removed from the SpamRATS RATS-Dyna blacklist
If you operate the mail server, fix the cause before requesting removal. SpamRATS expects the listed IP to have reverse DNS that identifies the operator responsible for the mail server.
Configure a valid PTR record such as "mail.yourdomain.com" or "mx.yourdomain.com", then confirm that the hostname resolves forward to the same sending IP. This is forward-confirmed reverse DNS, often shortened to FCrDNS.
After the PTR and forward DNS are correct, allow time for DNS propagation. Then use the delisting form to check the IP, review the lookup result, and submit a removal request if the listing is wrong or the fix has been completed.
If automatic removal is not available, use SpamRATS' contact page with the IP address and the rDNS change details. Do not submit repeated requests before DNS has propagated, because the same failed check will produce the same result.
What is the impact of a RATS-Dyna listing?
The impact is usually low for legitimate senders using dedicated mail infrastructure with static IPs and correct rDNS. RATS-Dyna targets dynamic and home address space, so a proper business mail server should not appear on this blacklist.
If a real mail server appears on this blocklist, treat it as an infrastructure configuration problem. Receiving servers that use RATS-Dyna can reject the message at SMTP time, and the rejection often points back to the listed IP rather than to DMARC, SPF, or DKIM.
If you monitor sending in Suped, compare the affected sending IP with bounce messages and authentication results. That separates a blocklist (blacklist) rejection from an authentication failure, which helps decide whether the fix belongs in rDNS, mail routing, domain authentication, or the sending source itself.
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