How to Use Mailivery Blacklist Monitoring

What is Blacklist Monitoring? 

Blacklist monitoring checks whether your email domain or IP address is flagged by spam filters across 100+ blacklists. By staying updated daily, this feature ensures you can take swift action to maintain high deliverability and keep your emails out of spam folders.

How Mailivery's Blacklist Monitoring Works

• Daily Updates: Your blacklist status is checked regularly based on your plan.
• Detailed Reporting: If blacklisted, you receive a report showing:
• Which blacklist flagged your domain/IP
• Recommended steps to resolve the issue

Frequency of Checks

Note: Monitoring times are based on Central Standard Time (CST).

How to Monitor Blacklist Status

Use this if you want to quickly enable monitoring directly from an existing mailbox.

• From your dashboard, click on any mailbox from your list.

• Click Enable Domain to turn on blacklist monitoring for the mailbox’s domain.

Step 3: Enter Details

• Add a Name for the monitor.

Step 4: Optional Settings

• Select an email address to receive blacklist reports.

Step 5: Add Monitor

• Click Add Monitor.

Mailivery will begin monitoring the domain automatically and notify you if it appears on any blacklists.

Option 2: Manual Monitoring

Use this method if you already know the domain or IP you want to monitor.

Step 1: Open Blacklist Monitoring

• From your Dashboard, click Blacklist Monitoring.

• Click the Add new Domain/IP button. A form will appear for adding a new monitor.

• Choose the Manual monitoring method:

Step 2: Enter Details

• Add a Name for the monitor.
• Enter the Domain/IP you want to monitor.

Step 3: Optional Settings

• Select an email address to receive blacklist reports.

Step 4: Add Monitor

• Click Add Monitor.

Step 5: Monitor and Take Action

• Mailivery will automatically check the domain/IP daily.
• If blacklisted, view the detailed report to see:
• Which blacklists flagged your domain/IP
• Recommended steps to fix the issue

Option 3: Detect SMTP IP

Use this method to automatically identify the sending IP of a connected mailbox.

Most users don’t know which IPs their mailbox providers use to send email. SMTP IP Detection solves this by automatically detecting your sending IP for you.

Step 1: Open Blacklist Monitoring

• From your Dashboard, click Blacklist Monitoring.

• Click the Add new Domain/IP button. A form will appear for adding a new monitor.

• Choose the Detect SMTP IP monitoring method:

Step 2: Select Mailbox

• Choose the connected mailbox you want to detect the sending IP for.

Step 3: Detect IP

• Click Detect SMTP IP.
• Mailivery will automatically find the sending IP.

Step 4: Optional Settings

• Select an email address to receive blacklist reports.

Step 5: Add Monitor

• Click Add to Monitor to start tracking the detected IP.

Proactive Tips for Better Deliverability

• Avoid spam trigger words and excessive punctuation.
• Ensure SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records are correctly set
• Regularly check the monitoring table to see the status of all added domains and IPs.
• Update or remove monitors as needed.
• Reports can be sent automatically to a designated email address.

Stay proactive by leveraging Mailivery's blacklist monitoring to protect your sender reputation. Whether you're a small business or a large enterprise, maintaining deliverability ensures that your messages consistently reach your audience.

Note: Contact Mailivery Support via live chat if you need further assistance.