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Removing files in a large directory in unix
Have you ever tried to cleana directory with more files than the shell can handle? As we are working on the 10.1 release of the PTSMail Utilities we will be highlighting some of the features that wil...
PTSMail Utilities in Beta Test
The latest version of the PTSMail Utilities is in final beta test will be released next week. Start looking for the downloads on the PTSMail Utilities page. Everything has run smoothly with the test...
Stopping and starting the ptsfilter
Smutils is a utilites program that is included with PTSMail. It is located by default in /usr/local/bin/ You can use the following arguments after smutils : start - Starts PTSfilter and opens th...
SMD daemon of the PTSMail Utilities
The smd daemon monitors the PTSFilter and performs regular maintenance and “house cleaning”. Options: do_refresh : restarts the ptsfilter without performing maintenance. It has one option...
Create your own DNSBL with sendmail and the ptsfilter
Do you want to create your own Blacklist Database with rejections from your email? You can using the PTSMail Utilities and sendmail. getip - PTSMail Utilities DNSBL utility: getip is located in /usr/...
Allowing your users to set their own email alerts
Allowing your users to set their own email alerts to a cell phone with sendmail and the PTSMail Utilities is easy to setup. 1. Add the emailalert table in your ptsmail database. You will need mysql....
Blocking email based on the subject header
To block email in the subject header of message with sendmail and the PTSMail Utilities you can use the subject-list.conf file. This block email using regular expressions on the subject header only. ...
Blacklist Databases with sendmail and the PTSMail Utilities
Blacklist databases are one of the most effective ways to stop spam using sendmail and the PTSMail Utilities. But you have to use the right ones. A good resource for learning about blacklists is the...
Latest versions of third party software
These are the latest versions of third party software used by the PTSMail Utilities —————————– Clamav: 0.93 DCC: 1.3.90 MyS...
Blocking email messages in sendmail without a message body
You can block email messages in sendmail without a message body using the PTSMail Utilities do_body_check. This checks to see if their is a message body and if there is not a message body reject the ...
Checking a from address has a valid mx record
The domain in the from address in email should always have a valid Mail exchanger record. You can check for this in the PTSMail Utilities and sendmail using the do_mx_check option the ptsfilter.conf ...
A video about the PTSMail Utilities
Here is a video about the filtering capabilities of the PTSMail Utilities used by an email service provider. For more information or support on the PTSMail Utilities call 410-838-5100 or email us at e...
Checking the from address against the from header as a spam test
Checking the from address against the from header as a spam test with sendmail and the PTSMail Utilities is a easy as using the do_from_address_check. You can do an exact match on the whole address o...
Checking the reply to address against the from address
Checking the reply to address against the from address as a spam test with sendmail and the PTSMail Utilities is a easy as using the will_do_reply_to check. You can do an exact match on the whole add...
Training the PTSMail Utilities Bayesian Filter
What tests do you suggest for training the Bayesian Filter? For training the filter in what is spam we recommend the Surbl, your spam list and Clamav as good starting points. Teaching it what is good ...
What our users think of the PTSMail Utilities
Here’s what Eileen Kontrovitz of Ouachita Parish Public Library wrote: “For years I tried my best to stop spam coming into out library email boxes by creating listings of banned IPs within...
Tuning MySQL for the PTSMail Utilities
On this page you will find the details necessary to help tune mysql and keep mysql running well with PTSMail Utilities. For large systems the default my.cnf file is not adequate for mysql performance ...
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) lets an organization take responsibility for a message while it is in transit. The organization is a handler of the message, either as its originator or as an interm...
mailmonitor - real time system alerts for your email server
The mailmonitor utility of the PTSMail Utilities allows you to get real time alerts to you cell phone or mobile device in the event an issue with your email server. With mailmonitor you can be alerte...
Using smtp to alert you to system issues
The “smtp” command of the PTSMail Utilities. This feature allows you to send an email even with your Sendmail process down. Besides a myriad of other opportunities to use this, the glari...
Adding blacklist entries to your sendmail access database
You can have the ptsfilter add entries to your sendmail access database on a timed schedule as well as remove them on a timed schedule using the rebuild_access option of the PTSMail Utilities. rebuil...
PTSMail Utilities Email Firewall Server
The PTSMail Utilities Email Firewall Server is an anti-spam anti-virus net appliance. The server is a rackmount system designed to be the incoming email firewall for your mail system. You can put the ...
Sender Policy framework and Sendmail Authentication
As we are working on the 11.0 release of the PTSMail Utilities we will be highlighting some of the features that will be included in the upcoming release. One of these is the spfauthenticate option. ...
Monitoring employee email
Do you need to monitor your employee email? Are you concerned that company secrets are being sent out through email? With the PTSMail Utilities add address function you can get a copy of all the emai...
Recovering lost email
Need information on how to to recover a email that was flagged as spam? How about an email that was accidentally deleted by one of your users? With the PTSMail Utilities you can perform either functio...
Getting a list of all email messages for recovery
list_rejects - PTSMail Utilities rejects messenger: list_rejects is located in /usr/local/etc/ptsfilter. The only required option is -u Generally run right before stats file is reset list_rejects will...
More on restricted email access
As I wrote in my last post, the upcoming version of the PTSMail Utilities has a feature to restrict both outgoing and in incoming email access. Using the ptsuser.cgi web interface you delegate this t...
Restricted email access
A new feature in the upcoming release of the PTSMail Utilities will be the capability to restrict individual users to only be able to send and receive to certain email addresses. This will be accompl...
Stopping email dictionary attacks
A dictionary attack is usually accomplished by connecting to your sendmail server and testing addresses in the recipient phase. There is usually no message body as the sender is just trying to gathe...
PTSMail Utilities Online Demo
Let us be your Email Firewall We will configure all sendmail and system settings. You just need to point your MX record to us. You will have full access to the system through the web based configurato...