How can MDaemon help prevent accounts from being hijacked (and your company email server from being black listed)? Finding out that your mail server is being used to relay SPAM can be a major headache for admins and a black mark on your company. The first signs that an account has been compromised are typically…
MDaemon Messaging Server – Encrypting WorldClient Connections
We recently received a phone call from a customer that was having a problem sending email. We quickly found out that they had been black listed. We helped the admin find and correct the problem which turned out to be a compromised username/password. A spammer was authenticating as a local user and sending their spam…
Performing a Bare Metal Recovery from a USB Drive
Did you know? A recent online study estimated that 34% of companies will never test their backups It’s important to test your backup and recovery plan before you face disaster. Familiarizing yourself with the recovery procedures will make the task much less stressful in the event you need to use it to get your business back…
MDaemon Messaging Server – Filtering Foreign Language Emails
Lately we have had multiple queries to our support account looking for a way to have MDaemon detect foreign language emails. Not only is it an annoyance receiving emails in a language you do not understand it is a waste of company time. Keep reading to find out how MDaemon can help you reduce the…
Recommended External Hard Drives for Image Backups
BackupAssist imaging jobs utilize the Microsoft Windows imaging engine to backup and write your data. As some of you may already be aware, there is a known Microsoft issue when using the Windows imaging engine to back up to a destination drive that is utilizing 4K bytes per cluster. This typically relates to the larger (>2TB) USB hard drives that are now becoming more common. Some hard drives…
Cerberus FTP Server File Upload Email Notification
Waiting for a customer or colleague to upload you a file? Have you been hitting the refresh button over and over waiting to see your file show up? No more pressing F5 like your life depends on it. Cerberus FTP Server can send you an email notification when your file has been uploaded. Keep…
MDaemon Messaging Server – No Spoofing Allowed!
MDaemon’s Improved IP Shield Have you ever got a call from a local user saying they got a spam message from themselves and they did not send it? This is a common tactic employed by spammers. The spammers are hoping the AntiSpam filtering will skip filtering their message because they’ve made it appear to…
Creating a Backup User Identity
A common problem we’ve encountered with BackupAssist is a permissions error which can easily be fixed by configuring a Backup User Identity. When creating a backup job that uses a network share or a NAS as the destination, it’s important to remember to create a Backup User Identity. Doing so will ensure BackupAssist connects to…
