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Website owners are voicing fresh anger at Uceprotect, a German email blacklist operator, accusing the company of extorting site administrators. Critics say the service lists broad IP ranges and then charges money for delisting, pressuring small operators into paying to restore normal email delivery. Defenders counter that blocklists are free to use and that listing is automated, not a shakedown. The debate has reignited a long-running dispute over how DNS blocklists are run and funded.
- 2UCEPROTECT accused of extorting website owners over IP blacklists●Tell HN: Uceprotect is extorting website owners I recently discovered by accident that our website was being blocked by
A website owner says their site was blocked after their IP address appeared on UCEPROTECT's Level 3 blacklist, which the service says is based on IP reputation. The owner alleges the listing amounts to extortion, claiming removal effectively requires payment. The claim has drawn attention on Hacker News, where UCEPROTECT's aggressive Level 3 listings have long been criticised for blocking entire ranges and affecting unrelated sites.