Using Publishers' blacklists to add hostnames / IPs to the global blacklist

Using Publishers' Blacklists to Add Hostnames / IPs to the Global Blacklist

When a publisher chooses to "Delete and Block" comments or trackbacks, the IP address or hostname of the blocked item is added to the publisher’s firewall. Future comments, trackbacks, and references from that hostname or IP address will be denied and will not be posted on their blog.

Using the Spam Blocks tab in the Reseller Control Panel, you can keep track of IP addresses or hostnames blocked by all publishers in your Reseller account. Resellers can then delete their publishers' blocked hostnames and IPs from this list, or submit them for inclusion in the global blacklist. Tucows will determine if a submitted hostname or IP address should be marked for inclusion in the global blacklist.

In this topic:

To submit publishers' blocked hostnames / IP addresses to the global blacklist

To delete publishers' blocked hostnames / IP addresses from your list

To search for a URL or IP address in the list of your publishers' blocked URLs / IPs

To submit publishers' blocked hostnames / IP addresses to the global blacklist:

1.	Click the Spam Blocks tab in the Reseller Control Panel.

2.	Click the checkbox beside the hostname or IP that you want to submit for inclusion in the global blacklist.

3.	Click the Promote Selected button. The message URL(s) and IP(s) have been promoted is returned.

The hostname or IP address is sent to Blogware administrators and if accepted, will be added to the global blacklist.

To delete publishers' blocked hostnames / IP addresses from your list:

1.	Click the Spam Blocks tab in the Reseller Control Panel.

2.	Click the checkbox beside the hostname or IP that you want to delete from your list.

3.	Click the Delete Selected button, then click OK in the dialog box to confirm the deletion. The message URL(s) and IP(s) have been deleted is returned.

The address is removed from your list, but remains in the blog owner's blacklist.

To search for a URL or IP address in the list of your publishers' blocked URLs / IPs:

1.	In the Reseller Control Panel, click the Spam Blocks tab.

In the URL/IP field, enter the domain name or IP address that you want to search for.
To search for an IP address, enter the complete IP. If searching for a URL, you can use a partial domain name. For example, you can search for all .com domains by entering ".com", or all sub-domains of example.com (e.g. test.example.com) by entering "example.com".
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3.	Click the Filter button. If successful, the list of URLs or IP address reloads, displaying only the URLS / IPs that match your search criteria.