SBL
A Spamhaus Block List entry usually names a range Spamhaus associates with sending spam. The removal request has to show that the sending has stopped.
Spamhaus
Spamhaus removal for a listed prefix
Spamhaus removal sits inside IP delisting. We identify the Spamhaus zone, you stop the cause, and we send the removal request. Elisteka charges €129 per /24, excluding VAT, only after successful removal, for technical investigation, remediation coordination and preparing the request. Spamhaus itself charges no delisting fee.
Zones
SBL, XBL, PBL and CSS are not the same listing.
The zone name changes what has to be fixed. We do not treat every Spamhaus code as spam from your mail server.
XBL
An Exploits Block List entry usually follows a compromised host. The host has to be cleaned, or taken off the network, before a removal request is credible.
PBL
A Policy Block List entry is often a policy listing, including space that is not meant to send mail directly. Removal depends on Spamhaus’s own policy for that listing, not on a promise from us.
CSS
A CSS listing is another Spamhaus spam listing. We treat it like any other Spamhaus zone: identify it, stop the cause, then ask Spamhaus to review.
FAQ
What a Spamhaus removal request can and cannot do.
Can you force Spamhaus to remove a listing?
No. Spamhaus removal is a request Spamhaus accepts or refuses. We prepare and send it after the cause has stopped. If the entry stays, there is no Elisteka fee.
What does Spamhaus removal cost?
It uses the IP delisting price: €129 per /24, excluding VAT, charged only after a successful removal. Spamhaus does not charge for delisting. The Elisteka fee covers investigation, corrective work and preparation of a removal request, invoiced only after a successful outcome.
Do you file for leased and owned space?
For addresses leased from Elisteka we can write as the holder and abuse contact. For a prefix you hold, we need a signed letter of authorization that names the prefix. That is the same rule as the main IP delisting service.
Is a Spamhaus check free for lessees?
Yes. Elisteka lessees can ask for a DNSBL check, including Spamhaus where the listing is visible from a normal DNSBL query, at no charge. It is a sample, not a monitor.
IPv4 leases: inventory. IPv6 leases: IPv6. Both can ask for the free lessee check. Sponsored resources keep ROA, route objects, reverse DNS and LOA inside sponsorship.
Related services
Leasing, sponsorship and operator services.
IPv4 leasing and IPv6 leasing are separate from sponsorship. Sponsorship registers independent resources to the End User. Managed LIR is for members who already hold their own RIPE NCC account.
IPv4 leasing
Browse RIPE IPv4 prefixes Elisteka leases. The registration stays with Elisteka.
IPv6 leasing
RIPE IPv6 /32 leasing for the same operators. Larger IPv6 prefixes are requested separately.
Sponsoring LIR
ASN, existing IPv4 PI or legacy, and IPv6 PI /48 registered to the End User.
Managed LIR
Day-to-day RIPE LIR administration for organisations that are RIPE NCC members.
IP delisting
DNSBL removal requests. The fee is charged only after a successful removal.
BGP and RPKI monitoring early access
Request early access to planned monitoring for sponsored and leasing customers. Monitoring and alerts are not live.
Report abuse
Active abuse on Elisteka address space goes to the abuse desk.
Enquiry
Ask about a Spamhaus listing.
Include the prefix and, if you have it, the Spamhaus zone. Email sales@elisteka.com works as well.