Mail abuse

Your server is sending spam

If promotional emails are being sent via your website, you will usually notice because your own business emails are no longer being delivered. The domain ends up on blocklists, and legitimate recipients reject it.

I stop the sending, remove the cause and request removal from the lists.

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How to recognise the abuse

The sending runs in the background. You notice it elsewhere.

Bounces for someone else’s emails

Your inbox receives delivery failure notifications for messages you never wrote. This is the clearest indication.

Your emails are being rejected

Offers and invoices are no longer delivered or end up in the spam folder because your domain is on a blocklist.

Warning from the host

The provider reports an unusually high volume of email and threatens to suspend the service, often with little notice.

Unusually high server load

The sending places a noticeable load on the server. The website becomes slower even though visitor numbers have not changed.

How to stop the sending

1

Identify the sending method

The server’s mail logs show which script is triggering the sending. Without this step, only the symptom is treated.

2

Remove the cause

The responsible script and all associated backdoors are removed, after which all access credentials are renewed.

3

Have it removed from the blacklists

Delisting is requested from the relevant providers. Depending on the list, this takes between one day and two weeks.

Transparent costs

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50 €

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The complete fine print:

  • All prices are plus 19 % VAT.
  • Orders processed on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays cost an additional one-time 100 € weekend surcharge.
  • Response and recovery times apply Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Outside these hours, I will respond as quickly as I can, but without a guarantee.
  • The time starts when I have received all the necessary access credentials – not from your first message.
  • I discuss special cases such as multiple sites in one installation, WooCommerce with ongoing orders or multisite with you beforehand and tell you the price before I start.

Frequently asked questions

How long will my domain remain on the blacklist?

That depends on the operator. Some lists automatically remove an entry after a few days without any irregularities, while others only do so upon request. Anything between one day and two weeks is usual. The prerequisite is always that the sending has actually been stopped.

Yes, that is even advisable. Sending via an external service with its own sender domain bridges the gap. It can be set up in one morning.

In most cases, via an outdated plugin with upload functionality or via compromised FTP credentials. The logs generally make it possible to determine this conclusively.

Every day of spam sending further worsens your deliverability

A call costs you nothing and takes five minutes. If it turns out to be a different problem, I will tell you that too.

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