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How it works

From a DNS lookup to an alert in your channel

HostRepute checks your monitored hosts against configured data sources, stores the results, and sends alerts through the destinations your team has set up.

How HostRepute turns monitored assets into alerts and reports

  1. 1

    Your Assets

    IPs & Domains are scheduled for checking based on your plan frequency.

  2. 2

    Analysis Engine

    Distributed workers query 80+ sources in parallel and filter false positives.

  3. 3

    Alerts & Reports

    Notifications and scheduled digests keep stakeholders current.

Step 1

Distributed DNS Scanning

HostRepute doesn't rely on a single server. We operate a distributed network of scanners to ensure high availability and prevent our own IPs from being rate-limited.

Parallel Queries

We query 80+ sources simultaneously using non-blocking I/O.

IPv4 & IPv6 Support

Full support for both standard and modern IP addressing protocols.

resolver.log
resolving 192.168.1.1 80+ sources queued
  • zen.spamhaus.org clean
  • b.barracudacentral.org clean
  • bl.spamcop.net listed 127.0.0.2
  • cbl.abuseat.org ...

Step 2

Intelligent Analysis

Raw data can be confusing. Our engine parses the cryptic DNS return codes to tell you exactly why you were listed and how severe it is.

Return Code Parsing

We translate codes like 127.0.0.4 into human-readable reasons (e.g., "Exploit Detected").

False Positive Logic

Our algorithms filter out "flapping" listings to reduce alert fatigue.

analysis_log.json
{
  "host": "192.168.1.1",
  "status": "LISTED",
  "threat_level": "HIGH",
  "sources": [
    {
      "rbl": "SpamCop",
      "reason": "Trap hit within last 24h",
      "delist_url": "https://www.spamcop.net/..."
    }
  ]
}

Step 3

Instant Notification and Reporting

Time is money. When a listing is confirmed, we dispatch alerts immediately to your preferred channels and keep scheduled report snapshots ready for stakeholder review.

  • Slack
  • Telegram
  • Email
  • Discord
  • PagerDuty
  • Pushover

Alert: IP Blacklisted

192.168.1.1 was listed on SpamCop.

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Available alert destinations

Email, Slack, Telegram, Discord, PagerDuty, Pushover

Route reputation events to the channels your team already watches.

Delivered in 18s
Next report
09:00 UTC
Executive PDF snapshot queued
Escalation
On-call owner
Auto-reminder if unresolved

Stakeholder report ready

Noindex link
Listed IP
1
Sources checked
24
Recipients
3

Client-ready output

Share reputation proof without exposing your dashboard

Turn a completed scan into a noindex public report for customers, vendors, or incident tickets. The report uses a stable snapshot, so later source edits or team changes do not rewrite what you already shared.

Public report

mail.example.com

Prepared for Acme Support

Listed
Checked
80+
Listed
1
Clean
79
  • Snapshot saved

    The shared result stays stable after later scans or source edits.

  • Secret and noindex

    The link is unlisted by default and includes noindex robot controls.

  • Revoke anytime

    Disable the link when a ticket closes or a customer handoff ends.

Recurring stakeholder updates

Send reputation summaries before anyone asks

Scheduled reports turn the same monitoring history into daily, weekly, or monthly email digests. Teams can scope a digest to all monitored hosts or a single host tag, then share the immutable snapshot when a customer, support team, or incident channel needs proof.

Weekly scheduled report

Transactional mail digest

Team scope: production mail

Sent
Total
20
Clean
18
Listed
2
Changed
1
  • Team or tag scope

    Focus a digest on the whole team or a specific host tag.

  • Send only on changes

    Skip routine emails when reputation did not move.

  • Immutable snapshot

    Every sent report keeps the period metrics and noindex public link stable.

Broad Source Coverage

HostRepute checks public RBLs and reputation feeds from one place, then keeps the history attached to each monitored host.

Sources
80+
Monitoring
24/7
Alert Channels
5+

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