Is the SORBS-SPAM list a big deal?

[ayetti]

Someone here pointed out that my server ip is on the SORBS-SPAM list and I was wondering if this was a big deal, and how it might have got there, and I would go about getting it off the list?

[mediabase]

Hi Ayetti, Fisrtly Spamfighting is very important for reducing the amount of spam we'll all receive in the future but it doesn't do much to affect your spam intake for today. This section looks at some popular methods that are used to reduce the amount of spam currently ending up in mailboxes.

The SORBS considered to be the harmful. For more detail please refer to this link  http://blog.wordtothewise.com/2010/12/gfi-sorbs-considered-harmful/

For the prevention of Spam prevention we gad to follow some useful steps & that are mentioned in following link http://www.sorbs.net/spamfo/prevention.shtml

[ayetti]

so do you think it will be a big deal if my server is listed on the list? I understand how annoying spam is, I just get concerned that my server IP is on the list.  It is a shared server btw

[mediabase]

They can get general informations about you such as country, city, ISP, organization etc...
To find out exactly what someone can get about you visit very powerful free IP tracers:
http://www.ip-address.org
http://www.ipaddresslocation.org
http://www.find-ip-address.org

Hope this helps!

[Cyrus-Shepard]

First, a disclaimer. I'm not an expert on SORBS-SPAM, so take my advice with a grain of salt. That said, with millions and millions of IPs on the list, including IPs that host big and powerful sites, it's doubtful that being on the blacklist alone will hurt your SEO much.

The bigger problem is any email you send may get blocked. Regardless, it's a good idea to try to get yourself de-indexed. Apparently, this is a fairly common procedure and you can find information on that here http://www.sorbs.net/faq/retest.shtml

Hope this helps. Best of luck with your SEO!