Server ip numbers blacklisted.

[jpatrick]

Some ***** on my shared server has spammed the server right to the big bad ip blacklist which means that everyone on that server has lost the ability to send email.

What happens now?

I just moved to this company over the weekend, do I find another host?

Do I change to a dedicated so that I don't have to worry about other hostmasters selling cheep hosting to email spammers?

[syownet]

private dns as an option?

would having private dns with a private IP fix this?

[Umx]

At us such often happens...
Write to owners black lists, about that they have removed you.
And in general, it is better to take dedicated IP

[linnah]

Actually this usually happens if the so called "*****" has set some forwarding to his gmail/hotmail/yahoo/comcast account and they are filled with SPAM messages in no time. So the free mail server considers the SPAM as coming from our mail server and we get black-listed...

My suggestion is quite simple and yet effective: use your ISP's mail server in your Outlook settings

Basically, blacklisting lasts for just 24-48 hours but this is the best way to avoid any inconveniences during the time it gets resolved. It is really important to remember that no one is guilty - the user never knew this could happen and the hosting company can't really forbid the setting of such forwardings.