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Spam checking takes 30 seconds per message — why is it so slow?

The antispam feature in POPcon PRO works by querying DNS-based blacklists. If a blacklist server is slow, unreachable, or no longer exists, every message will wait for a DNS timeout before proceeding.

Common causes

  • The list.dsbl.org blacklist is no longer operational (shut down). Remove it from your blacklist settings.
  • Your DNS server is slow or misconfigured — use a faster DNS server.

Fix

In POPcon PRO's antispam settings, remove any blacklist servers that are no longer responding, and reduce the DNS server list to a single, fast, working DNS server.


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