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A discussion on Hacker News alleges that UCEPROTECT, an email blacklist operator, is effectively extorting website owners. The claim is that sites get listed on the spam blocklist and are pressured to pay for delisting or removal services. Commenters are debating the practices of DNS blocklists and their impact on legitimate email senders.
- 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.