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Distributed blacklist monitoring

From Check to Alert With a Clear Workflow

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

Your Assets

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

Analysis Engine

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

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 ...
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 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.

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

1

Listed IP

24

Sources checked

3

Recipients

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.

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.

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.

Broad Source Coverage

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

80+
Sources
24/7
Monitoring
5+
Alert Channels

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