MDaemon Technical Training Webinar - Administration, Security, Troubleshooting & More
In this MDaemon Email Server technical training webinar, we cover the following topics:
o 0:00:06 – Features at-a-glance
o 0:03:33 – Security features at-a-glance
o 0:04:33 – Remote Administration features
o 0:05:02 – Migration features
o 0:06:22 – System requirements
o 0:07:21 – Remote Administration vs. the MDaemon console
o 0:09:26 – Backup & Restore (MDaemon file structure)
o 0:13:43 – Collaboration Features overview
o 0:15:17 – Microsoft Outlook integration (MDaemon Connector for Outlook)
o 0:23:08 – Mail client features by connection type (MDaemon ActiveSync, MDaemon Connector for Outlook, eM Client, MDaemon Webmail, IMAP)
o 0:25:08 – Server settings
o 0:25:08 – Message routing (direct delivery or via smart host)
o 0:26:54 – Port settings
o 0:27:14 – Session settings (maximum concurrent sessions before users receive “Server too busy” message)
o 0:28:39 – Managing public folders (creating folders, assigning access rights, etc.)
o 0:30:22 – Managing domains
o 0:35:31 – Managing accounts
o 0:40:46 – Using Groups & Templates to configure settings for entire groups of MDaemon accounts via a single configuration screen (Note: Groups can also be used in content filter rules)
o 0:43:53 – Security settings
o 0:43:55 – Spam filter settings
o 0:46:36 – MDaemon AntiVirus
o 0:48:32 – Dynamic Screening to protect against password guessing & hackers.
o 0:50:08 – Email relay settings (preventing MDaemon from being an open relay)
o 0:50:51 – Using the IP Shield to help protect against spoofing & provide an additional layer of authentication
o 0:51:40 – Configuring reverse lookups to protect against spoofing
o 0:52:15 – POP before SMTP to provide an alternative method of authentication for devices that do not support conventional SMTP authentication
o 0:52:51 – Trusted hosts & IPs
o 0:53:20 – SMTP Authentication settings
o 0:53:29 – SMTP Screening to protect against hackers by blocking connections that exhibit suspicious activity
o 0:54:36 – Spambot detection
o 0:55:12 – Location screening (geoblocking) to block connections from unauthorized countries
o 0:55:36 – SPF (Sender Policy Framework)
o 0:59:03 – DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)
o 1:01:07 – DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance)
o 1:05:11 – ARC (Authenticated Received Chain)
o 1:10:39 – Backscatter Protection (BATV)
o 1:11:17 – Tarpitting to deter spammers from abusing your mail server
o 1:11:43 – Greylisting
o 1:12:38 – Adding a site policy
o 1:12:39 – Server-side email encryption using OpenPGP
o 1:15:57 – Content filter settings
o 1:16:59 – Attachment linking
o 1:17:58 – Mobile Device Management (ActiveSync) with device policies
o 1:19:50 – Collection-IDs & folder synchronization
o 1:20:54 – Remote wipe settings
o 1:21:01 – ActiveSync tuning & preferences
o 1:22:14 – Troubleshooting
o 1:22:19 - Understanding MDaemon logs
o 1:24:49 – Tracking an outbound email message in the logs
o 1:27:48 – SMTP mail flow (order of operations, or tracking all steps a message passes through during delivery)
o 1:28:27 – Using Queue & Statistics Manager to parse log files for troubleshooting
o 1:30:01 – Tracking an inbound message using the Message-ID header
o 1:31:21 – Tracking outbound messages (ensuring message was delivered)
o 1:31:59 – Troubleshooting mail delivery issues
o 1:35:15 – How to rebuild the MDaemon cluster service
o 1:35:51 – Winsock errors
o 1:36:48 – ActiveSync clients missing public & shared calendars
o 1:37:48 – What to do if too much spam is getting through
o 1:38:51 - What to do if a local account is sending out spam
o 1:39:39 – Public contacts in MDaemon Webmail don’t match accounts on server
o 1:40:08 – Messages piling up in the local queue
o 1:41:44 – Unable to access MDaemon Remote Administration from outside of your local network
o 1:42:27 – MDaemon sending “Sender Unknown” when used with SecurityGateway
o 1:43:03 – DNS server timeouts
o 1:43:29 – Setting up administrator contact info for users needing webmail login assistance
Businesses looking for an affordable alternative to Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft 365 can download a free trial of MDaemon at www.mdaemon.com.