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_We are initially testing PerfectMail with a few of our domains. When we migrate all of our hosted domains to PerfectMail will we have to reinstall the product or can we just update our license?_ Every PerfectMail install is a fully functional produc...
On installation PerfectMail will create an "admin" user account to match the web access account. This allows you to login to the PerfectMail Linux console. As a security consideration the default configuration is to not allow SSH access via the admin acc...
PerfectMail adds _tag lines_ to the bottom of an e-mail to show that PerfectMail filtered that e-mail. This feature is normally enforced on _PerfectMail Free Edition_, though it can be enabled on other versions of PerfectMail. You can disable the ta...
SUMMARY: How to setup E-mail Activity Reports and the Self-Service Console Setup. ANSWER: Setting up these features is a Two Step Process. The first step is to set up these features on your server; the second step is to manually configure your users...
When you do an ISO install on the new server it will give you a Demo license which will make the new server fully functional. You will have to get it re-licensed, but there will be plenty of time to do that. To restore your settings, including Blac...
SUMMARY: How to recover from a lost root or admin password. ANSWER: Please contact PerfectMail Technical Support for further assistance or open up a support ticket by e-mailing support@perfectmail.com or by accessing the HelpDesk Portal at http://he...
_Is there any way to limit users of PerfectMail to just be able to look at the spam scores for an e-mail, but not be able to see the actual content? This is a security issue for us. We don't want all of our IT staff te be able to read the content of an...
_There are messages stuck in the PerfectMail mail queue. How can I change how long they are stuck there?_ E-mail delivery can be complex and depends on the e-mail priority, the type of return code (error message) generated by the remote mail server and l...
SUMMARY: How do I configure my PerfectMail server? How can I add users and domains? How can I adjust spam filter settings or enable/disable modules? ANSWER: Your PerfectMail server has configuration options for the server as a whole, domains and e-m...
SUMMARY: PerfectMail is adding a tag line to my e-mail. How do I turn off or disable this feature? ANSWER: For paying sites, including sites running the demo license, you can disable the PerfectMail message tag-line by doing the following: * Log...
SUMMARY: Increasing Hardware Resources in PerfectMail: CPU, Memory, Disk ANSWER: If you need to increase the hardware resources, simply shutdown the PerfectMail server and increase them. PerfectMail will automatically identify and make use of newly ...
SUMMARY: I'm using legacy PerfectMail hardware (L1200, M2000, etc.) and my 3ware hardware based disk array is degraded. How do I rebuild or repair the array? ANSWER: If your 3ware disk array is degraded you can rebuild/replace disks using the follow...
SUMMARY: How do I populate PerfectMail with my list of e-mail addresses or users? Is there some way for this information to get populated automatically using Active Directory or some other means? ANSWER: PerfectMail has auto-discover functionality t...
_Several times through the day I have received error messages saying there are network errors and then sending recovery messages. What is going on? There are no known network or DNS issues on my network that I am aware of._ PerfectMail has a Validat...
_Where can I find my PerfectMail License Number and other licensing information?_ When you log in to the PerfectMail administrators interface, you can find licensing information on the Dashboard. It is located in the top right box labeled "PerfectMail Li...
_When viewing messages from the E-mail Activity page, sometimes the message body is not being displayed. Why does this happen? Is there any way I can get to that content?_ PerfectMail selectively stores message content based on the spam analysis res...
SUMMARY: Does PerfectMail automatically update for Daylight Savings Time? ANSWER: Yes, PerfectMail solutions will automatically update for Daylight Savings Time.
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