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Hosting Costs: Getting it right.
Posted by Jeff H. on August 06, 2007
Let's ask a simple question. If your servers were down for a week, would your life change? Could you meet payroll? Would you have to cancel that family vacation? Could you pay your server bill? If you are unsure how to answer any of these questions, then you really need to take a hard look at how much you spend to assure your IT infrastructure continues to earn you money.
Plesk 8.2 DNS Server (BIND) Error
Posted by Jeff H. on July 16, 2007
I've seen a few cases of DNS Server (BIND) generating errors after updating Fedora Core 4 or Plesk 8.2. I've not ruled out which update causes the issue. The problem is the rndc key.
Plesk: Spamassassin Hanging
Posted by Jeff H. on July 02, 2007
Recently, I've seen email delivery issues on several Plesk 8 boxes. The symptoms were slow email delivery to recipients on your server. Outbound email is working fine. On several systems, we notices in the process list that there were hundreds of spamc/procmail processes running.
How to Fix Red Hat RHN Registration Errors
Posted by Jeff H. on June 27, 2007
Apparently, RHEL has a bug in rhn_register. Here's how to get around it.
Dictionary Attacks
Posted by Jeff H. on June 24, 2007
Email delivery problems never seem to go away. Every day, we process support requests dealing with email delivery delays, spam or other problems. A key source of these issues is poorly configured mail transfer agents (MTAs) or end user accounts. One attack that can be particularly damaging is a dictionary attack.
How to add Logging to the Plesk Firewall
Posted by Jeff H. on March 12, 2007
Since version 8.0, Plesk has included a firewall module. This module is accessible from the control panel and makes it easy to configure your itpables-based firewall rules, but lacks logging. Learn how to add logs to your Plesk firewall.
