Email Deliverability

New SendGrid Dedicated IP Immediately Listed on DNS Blacklists

Alex Shakhov

June 21, 2025

Signed up with SendGrid and was assigned the dedicated IP The next day noticed it was listed in seven DNSBLs, including SORBS. Quite surprised / never experienced this before / the level of frustration defies logic. New users deserve that?

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